List of Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts


The following list of Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts provides information on Carnegie public libraries in Massachusetts, where 43 of them were built from 1901 to 1917, funded by 35 grants totaling $1,137,500 and awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York. Massachusetts Carnegie libraries were also built at five academic institutions at a cost of $513,846.

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Public libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
1AshlandAshland$10,00066 Front St.
2AtholAthol$22,000568 Main St.
3BerkleyBerkley$5,0001 N. Main St.
4BrocktonBrockton$110,000304 Main St.
5ChelseaChelsea$60,000569 Broadway
6ClintonClinton$25,00054 Walnut St.
7DightonDighton$6,000395 Main St.
8EdgartownEdgartown$4,00058 N. Water St.
9GranbyGranby$5,000Library Ln.
10HollistonHolliston$10,000752 Washington St.
11HudsonHudson$12,5003 Washington St.
12LakevilleLakeville$5,000241 Main St.
13LeeLee$12,000100 Main St.
14LeominsterLeominster$27,50030 West St.Hartwell, Richardson & Driver, architects.
15Lynn HaywoodLynn$50,000270 BroadwayNo longer a library.
16Lynn HoughtonLynn833 Western Ave.No longer a library.
17MarlboroughMarlborough$30,00035 W. Main St.
18MelroseMelrose$25,00069 W. Emerson St.
19MillburyMillbury$12,500128 Elm St.
20NeedhamNeedham$10,000968 Highland Ave.Opened in 1904, replaced in 1914, old building demolished in the 1960s
21New MarlboroughNew Marlborough$5,000Burned down Jun 16, 1996
22ReadingReading$15,00016 Lowell St.Now part of the town hall
23RevereRevere$20,000179 Beach St.
24RocklandRockland$12,50020 Belmont St.
25RockportRockport$10,00018 Jewett St.Now a private residence
26SaugusSaugus$17,000Demolished in the 1990s
27SharonSharon$10,00011 N. Main St.
28Somerville CentralSomerville$123,00079 Highland Ave.
29Somerville EastSomerville115 Broadway
30Somerville WestSomerville40 College Ave.
31South HadleySouth Hadley$10,00027 Bardwell St.
32Springfield CentralSpringfield$260,000220 State St.
33Springfield Forest ParkSpringfield380 Belmont Ave.
34Springfield Indian OrchardSpringfield44 Oak St.
35Springfield Memorial SquareSpringfield22 St. George Rd.
36StonehamStoneham$15,000431 Main St.
37TauntonTaunton$70,00012 Pleasant St.
38Turners FallsTurners Falls$13,500201 Avenue A
39WalpoleWalpole$15,00065 Common St.Library moved out in 2012; building sold.
40West SpringfieldWest Springfield$25,000200 Park St.
41Worcester Frances PerkinsWorcester$75,000470 W. Boylston St.Greendale Branch Library
42Worcester QuinsigamondWorcester812 Millbury St.
43Worcester South WorcesterWorcester705 Southbridge St.

Academic libraries