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
Library | City or town | Image | Date granted | Grant amount | Location | Notes | |
1 | Ashland | Ashland | $10,000 | 66 Front St. | |||
2 | Athol | Athol | $22,000 | 568 Main St. | |||
3 | Berkley | Berkley | $5,000 | 1 N. Main St. | |||
4 | Brockton | Brockton | $110,000 | 304 Main St. | |||
5 | Chelsea | Chelsea | $60,000 | 569 Broadway | |||
6 | Clinton | Clinton | $25,000 | 54 Walnut St. | |||
7 | Dighton | Dighton | $6,000 | 395 Main St. | |||
8 | Edgartown | Edgartown | $4,000 | 58 N. Water St. | |||
9 | Granby | Granby | $5,000 | Library Ln. | |||
10 | Holliston | Holliston | $10,000 | 752 Washington St. | |||
11 | Hudson | Hudson | $12,500 | 3 Washington St. | |||
12 | Lakeville | Lakeville | $5,000 | 241 Main St. | |||
13 | Lee | Lee | $12,000 | 100 Main St. | |||
14 | Leominster | Leominster | $27,500 | 30 West St. | Hartwell, Richardson & Driver, architects. | ||
15 | Lynn Haywood | Lynn | $50,000 | 270 Broadway | No longer a library. | ||
16 | Lynn Houghton | Lynn | — | 833 Western Ave. | No longer a library. | ||
17 | Marlborough | Marlborough | $30,000 | 35 W. Main St. | |||
18 | Melrose | Melrose | $25,000 | 69 W. Emerson St. | |||
19 | Millbury | Millbury | $12,500 | 128 Elm St. | |||
20 | Needham | Needham | $10,000 | 968 Highland Ave. | Opened in 1904, replaced in 1914, old building demolished in the 1960s | ||
21 | New Marlborough | New Marlborough | $5,000 | Burned down Jun 16, 1996 | |||
22 | Reading | Reading | $15,000 | 16 Lowell St. | Now part of the town hall | ||
23 | Revere | Revere | $20,000 | 179 Beach St. | |||
24 | Rockland | Rockland | $12,500 | 20 Belmont St. | |||
25 | Rockport | Rockport | $10,000 | 18 Jewett St. | Now a private residence | ||
26 | Saugus | Saugus | $17,000 | Demolished in the 1990s | |||
27 | Sharon | Sharon | $10,000 | 11 N. Main St. | |||
28 | Somerville Central | Somerville | $123,000 | 79 Highland Ave. | |||
29 | Somerville East | Somerville | — | 115 Broadway | |||
30 | Somerville West | Somerville | — | 40 College Ave. | |||
31 | South Hadley | South Hadley | $10,000 | 27 Bardwell St. | |||
32 | Springfield Central | Springfield | $260,000 | 220 State St. | |||
33 | Springfield Forest Park | Springfield | — | 380 Belmont Ave. | |||
34 | Springfield Indian Orchard | Springfield | — | 44 Oak St. | |||
35 | Springfield Memorial Square | Springfield | — | 22 St. George Rd. | |||
36 | Stoneham | Stoneham | $15,000 | 431 Main St. | |||
37 | Taunton | Taunton | $70,000 | 12 Pleasant St. | |||
38 | Turners Falls | Turners Falls | $13,500 | 201 Avenue A | |||
39 | Walpole | Walpole | $15,000 | 65 Common St. | Library moved out in 2012; building sold. | ||
40 | West Springfield | West Springfield | $25,000 | 200 Park St. | |||
41 | Worcester Frances Perkins | Worcester | $75,000 | 470 W. Boylston St. | Greendale Branch Library | ||
42 | Worcester Quinsigamond | Worcester | — | 812 Millbury St. | |||
43 | Worcester South Worcester | Worcester | — | 705 Southbridge St. |