Peabody Institute (Danvers, Massachusetts)

Peabody Institute
Front facade of the library
LocationDanvers, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°33′41″N 70°56′30″W / 42.56139°N 70.94167°W / 42.56139; -70.94167
Area4.38 acres (1.77 ha)
Built1891
ArchitectLittle & Browne; Silvester, Joshua
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.97001559[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 22, 1997

The Peabody Institute is the public library of Danvers, Massachusetts, established in 1854.[2] The current building at 15 Sylvan Street was constructed for the Peabody Institute in 1891 by Little & Browne.[3] The historic structure was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ http://www.peabodylibrary.org/history/library.html Archived 2007-08-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2010-11-08
  3. ^ Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. v.9 (1899)