Thomas Crane Public Library
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The Thomas Crane Public Library (TCPL) is a city library in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is noted for its architecture. It was funded by the Crane family as a memorial to Thomas Crane, a wealthy stone contractor who got his start in the Quincy quarries.[3] The Thomas Crane Library has the second largest municipal collection in Massachusetts after the Boston Public Library.
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Thomas Crane Public Library | |
Location | Quincy, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°15′6″N 71°0′4″W |
Built | 1881 |
Architect | Henry Hobson Richardson |
Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
NRHP reference No. | 72000143[1] |
Significant dates | |
Added to NRHP | October 18, 1972 |
Designated NHL | December 23, 1987 |
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Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Wollaston Branch, Thomas Crane Public Library | |
Location | 41 Beale St., Quincy, Massachusetts |
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Coordinates | 42°16′0.44″N 71°1′4.48″W |
Area | 0.2 acres (0.081 ha) |
Built | 1922 |
Architect | William Chapman |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Quincy MRA |
NRHP reference No. | 89001316[2] |
Added to NRHP | September 20, 1989 |
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