The Goodnow Library is an historic public

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

building located at 21 Concord Road in

Sudbury, Massachusetts Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 18,934. The town, located in Greater Boston's MetroWest region, has a rich colonial history. History Incorporated in 1639, the bou ...

. It is named for Sudbury-native John Goodnow II, who died in 1851 and left to the town of Sudbury a site for a library, $2,500 to build it and $20,000 to buy books and to maintain it. Construction of the two-story

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-shaped building began in 1862 and was finished in 1863. In the 1990s it was expanded to its present size, but the original octagon survives as a reading room. On May 22, 2002, it was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

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Goodnow Library website

Goodnow Library gallery

Library buildings completed in 1863 Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Octagonal buildings in the United States Public libraries in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Sudbury, Massachusetts Libraries in Middlesex County, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts 1863 establishments in Massachusetts {{MiddlesexCountyMA-NRHP-stub

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