Wellesley Hills Branch Library | |
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| Location | Wellesley, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°18′53″N 71°16′15.5″W / 42.31472°N 71.270972°W |
| Built | 1927 |
| Architect | Shirer, Hampton F.; Hannaford, R.H. |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 07000546 |
| Added to NRHP | June 12, 2007 |
The Wellesley Hills Branch Library is a historic library building at 210 Washington Street in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The stone building was designed in 1927 by Hampton F. Shirer, whose plans were developed from the sketches of the late Ralph H. Hannaford, and completed in 1928. The Colonial Revival building is L-shaped, with single story above a raised basement. It is faced in local fieldstone. The main block has a five-bay side-gable configuration with a projecting entry pavilion. It is the town's first purpose-built branch library. [1]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [2]
See also
References
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Wellesley Hills Branch Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-09.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
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- Library buildings completed in 1927
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
- Wellesley, Massachusetts
- Libraries in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts
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