Designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton

Italian Renaissance Revival Style

220 State Street, Springfield MA  01103

Library web site:  http://www.springfieldlibrary.org

A Brief History of the Building

1905:  Andrew Carnegie gave $260,000 to Springfield to build a central library and three branches.

1912:  The Springfield Library opened on January 10.

This library has been on the National Register of Historic Places since 1974.