Memorial Hall Library | |
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| Location | Andover, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°39′24″N 71°8′29″W / 42.65667°N 71.14139°W |
| Built | 1871–73; 1926–27; 1985–88 |
| Built by | Abbott & Jenkins (1871–73); Eastern Contractors (1985–88) |
| Architect | J. F. Eaton (1871–73); Coolidge & Carlson (1926–27); Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott (1985–88) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival, Italianate |
| MPS | Town of Andover MRA |
| NRHP reference No. | 82004805 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 10, 1982 |
Memorial Hall Library is the public library of Andover, Massachusetts. The building was built with Italianate styling in 1873 to a design by J. F. Eaton, a longtime associate of the Boston architect Gridley J. F. Bryant.[2] Funding was provided by a number of leading local businessmen, and construction was by the firm of Abbott & Jenkins. It was designed to house the town library, which it still does, and to act as a memorial to the town's Civil War soldiers. It was renovated in the 1920s under the direction of architects Coolidge & Carlson, at which time it acquired its Colonial Revival details.[3] Small additions were completed in 1961 and 1968. In 1988 a large addition, which doubled the size of the building, was completed. This was designed by Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott.[4]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ Reed, Roger G. (2007). Building Victorian Boston The Architecture of Gridley J. F. Bryant. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press. pp. 167–169. ISBN 978-1-55849-555-5.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Memorial Hall Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
- ^ Chronology of Significant Events and Innovations in the History of Memorial Hall Library, Memorial Hall Library. Accessed September 6, 2022.