Plummer Memorial Library

Plummer Memorial Library
Location 375 Auburn St., Newton, Massachusetts
Coordinates 42°20′46″N 71°14′59″W / 42.34611°N 71.24972°W / 42.34611; -71.24972Coordinates: 42°20′46″N 71°14′59″W / 42.34611°N 71.24972°W / 42.34611; -71.24972
Built 1927
Architect Smith & Walker
Architectural style Tudor Revival
MPS Newton MRA
NRHP Reference #

90000036

[1]
Added to NRHP February 16, 1990

The Plummer Memorial Library is a historic library at 375 Auburn Street in Newton, Massachusetts. Once operated as a branch of the Newton Free Library, the city's public library system, it was closed in 2009 due to financial cuts. It is now operated as a community library by a local non-profit organization.

The building is a 1 1/2 story Tudor style brick building, built in 1927 with funding by susbcription from Newton residents.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2008-04-15). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "NRHP nomination for Plummer Memorial Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-04-17.


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