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The '''Fogg Library''' is a historic library building at 1 Columbian Street in [[Weymouth, Massachusetts]]. Built in 1897 to a design by [[Cutting, Carleton & Cutting]], the Renaissance Revival stone building serves as a branch of the Weymouth Public Library. It was a gift |
The '''Fogg Library''' is a historic library building at 1 Columbian Street in [[Weymouth, Massachusetts]]. Built in 1897 to a design by [[Cutting, Carleton & Cutting]], the Renaissance Revival stone building serves as a branch of the Weymouth Public Library. It was a gift from local businessman John S. Fogg. It has a steeply pitched gable roof with stepped ends in the Dutch Revival style and a projecting gable section that houses the entry under a round-arched loggia. <ref name=MACRIS>{{cite web|url=http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=WEY.8|title=MACRIS inventory record for Fogg Library|publisher=Commonwealth of Massachusetts|accessdate=2014-06-03}}</ref> |
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The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1981.<ref name="nris"/> |
The building was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1981.<ref name="nris"/> |
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| Location | Weymouth, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°10′28″N 70°57′4″W / 42.17444°N 70.95111°W |
| Built | 1897 |
| Architect | Cutting, Carleton & Cutting |
| Architectural style | Late Victorian, Renaissance |
| NRHP reference No. | 81000113 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 11, 1981 |
The Fogg Library is a historic library building at 1 Columbian Street in Weymouth, Massachusetts. Built in 1897 to a design by Cutting, Carleton & Cutting, the Renaissance Revival stone building serves as a branch of the Weymouth Public Library. It was a gift from local businessman John S. Fogg. It has a steeply pitched gable roof with stepped ends in the Dutch Revival style and a projecting gable section that houses the entry under a round-arched loggia. [2]
The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Fogg Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2014-06-03.
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- Library buildings completed in 1897
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts
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