Old Public Library

The Old Public Library is a historic library building in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure was built in 1892 to a design by George G. Adams, a leading architect of public buildings in New England. The building is predominantly brownstone, with terracotta trim bands, an irregular and asymmetric massing with a tower, and its entrance recessed in an archway. It served as Lawrence's public library until 1973.[2]

Old Public Library
Location190 Hampshire St.,
Lawrence, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°42′34″N 71°10′5″W
Built1890
ArchitectGeorge G. Adams
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference No.78000452[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 28, 1978

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

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