Reading Town
Hall
(formerly the Reading Public Library)
Reading, Massachusetts
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Designed by Adden and Parker, Boston-based architects who lived in Reading Italian Renaissance Revival Style 16 Lowell Street Reading MA 01867 Web site: http://www.ci.reading.ma.us |
A Brief History of the Building 1902: Andrew Carnegie offered $12,500 to Reading for a library building. No action was taken on the offer at the town meeting. 1911: 15% of the library books were damaged by a fire at the Odd Fellows building, which was being used as the library. 1915: Carnegie's offer had increased to $15,000, and the town accepted it. 1918: The new library opened on July 3.
The building is now used as part of the town hall.
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2005 photos
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