The Lawrence Public Library is a
public library located in
Lawrence, Massachusetts. It serves the City of Lawrence, and, through its membership in the Merrimac Valley Library Consortium (MVLC), all of the citizens of the MVLC multi-municipality regional library system. It is governed by a board of trustees consisting of seven members. The library was first opened to the public as a Free Public Library in 1892. The
original library building was designed by George G. Adams and is located at the corner of Hampshire and Haverill streets.
Main Library Building
The current Main Library Building, at the corner of Lawrence and Haverhill Streets, was completed in 1973. It was designed by the
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge ( ) is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. As part of the Boston metropolitan area, the cities population of the 2020 U.S. census was 118,403, making it the fourth most populous city in the state, behind Boston ...
architectural firm of
Henneberg & Henneberg, and is considered a typical example of the Modernist
Brutalist architecture
Brutalist architecture is an architectural style that emerged during the 1950s in the United Kingdom, among the reconstruction projects of the post-war era. Brutalist buildings are characterised by minimalist constructions that showcase the ba ...
style.
See also
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List of brutalist structures
References
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Libraries in Essex County, Massachusetts
Public libraries in Massachusetts
Library buildings completed in 1973
1973 establishments in Massachusetts
1970s architecture in the United States
Brutalist architecture in Massachusetts