Central Library (Somerville, Massachusetts)

Central Library
Central Library (Somerville, Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Central Library (Somerville, Massachusetts)
Central Library (Somerville, Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Central Library (Somerville, Massachusetts)
Location79 Highland Avenue,
Somerville, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°23′9″N 71°5′40″W / 42.38583°N 71.09444°W / 42.38583; -71.09444
Built1914
ArchitectEdward Lippincott Tilton
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals
MPSSomerville MPS
NRHP reference No.89001274[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 18, 1989

The Central Library is the main branch of the Somerville, Massachusetts, public library system. It is an architecturally distinguished Renaissance Revival brick building designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton and was built in 1914 with funding assistance from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "Happy 100th, Central Branch | Somerville Public Library". Somerville Public Library. 4 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.