Walpole Public Library
Walpole, Massachusetts
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Designed by J. Lawrence Berry Classical Revival Style 65 Common Street, Walpole MA 02081-2804 Library web site: http://www.walpolelibrary.org |
A Brief History of the Building 1901: Andrew Carnegie gave $15,000 to the town to build the library. Charles Sumner Bird donated the land. 1903: The new building was dedicated on May 14. 1930: The Charles Sumner Bird Children's Room opened on the lower floor. 1967: The town voted unanimously to build an addition onto the library. 1968: The new front addition was ready for occupancy by July. The old part of the building was vacated for renovation. 2008: This library was awarded a construction grant of more than $3 million from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. The hope is to build a larger facility on a property elsewhere in the town. Information and original drawing were supplied by the Walpole Public Library. |
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