1908 - City Library, Indian Orchard Branch
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vhasler
N 42° 09.539 W 072° 30.216
18T E 706237 N 4670444
Built due to a donation from Andrew Carnegie, this Classical Revival style building was designed by local architect John Donahue and built by local craftsmen.
Waymark Code: WMFP3N
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/11/2012
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member saopaulo1
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This website gives some history about this building. Andrew Carnegie, in 1905, donated $260,000 to Springfield, MA for a main library and three branches. Today, this figure would be worth around $14.5M. The library opened in 1909 and has been in continuous service ever since.
Year of construction: 1908

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City Library Indian Orchard Branch AD 1908
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