Goodnow Library

United States historic place
Goodnow Library
Goodnow Library: Sudbury, Massachusetts
42°21′47″N 71°25′2″W / 42.36306°N 71.41722°W / 42.36306; -71.41722
Built1862
ArchitectJoseph R. Richards, et al.
Architectural styleRomanesque, Octagon Mode
NRHP reference No.02000549 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 22, 2002

The Goodnow Library is an historic public library building located at 21 Concord Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It is named for Sudbury-native John Goodnow II, who died in 1851 and left to the town of Sudbury a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site for a library, $2,500 to build it, and $20,000 to buy books and to maintain it.[2] Construction of the two-story octagon-shaped building began in 1862 and was finished in 1863. In the 1990s, the library was expanded to its present size, but the original octagon survives as a reading room.[1][3][4]

On May 22, 2002, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "About Us - Goodnow Library". Goodnow Library. Archived from the original on 2 December 2022. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sudbury History". Sudbury Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved June 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Floor plan of present library showing octagon". Archived from the original on 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2008-06-27.

External links

  • Goodnow Library website
  • Goodnow Library gallery
  • Etching of the octagon library ca. 1888
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