Reading Public Library (Massachusetts)

Highland School
Highland School
Reading Public Library (Massachusetts) is located in Massachusetts
Reading Public Library (Massachusetts)
Reading Public Library (Massachusetts) is located in the United States
Reading Public Library (Massachusetts)
Location64 Middlesex Avenue,
Reading, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°31′33″N 71°6′39″W / 42.52583°N 71.11083°W / 42.52583; -71.11083
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1896
ArchitectHorace G. Wadlin
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals
WebsiteReading Public Library
MPSReading MRA
NRHP reference No.84002643[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 19, 1984

The Reading Public Library is located in Reading, Massachusetts. Previously known as the Highland School, the two-story brick-and-concrete Renaissance Revival building was designed by architect Horace G. Wadlin and built in 1896–97. The building served the town's public school needs until 1981. It is the town's most architecturally distinguished school building.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984,[1] the year it was converted for use as the library.

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Highland School". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-02-22.