New England Carnegies

A site that honors the libraries that Andrew Carnegie helped to fund

Forest Park Branch, Springfield Library

Springfield, Massachusetts 

Architect unknown

Beaux Arts Style

380 Belmont Avenue, Springfield MA  01108

Library web site:  https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/locations-and-hours/forest-park-branch/

A Brief History of the Building

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

1909:  The Forest Park Branch library opened.

2005 photos