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The Old Public Library is a historic library building in
Lawrence, Massachusetts Lawrence is a city located in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, on the Merrimack River. At the 2020 census, the city had a population of 89,143. Surrounding communities include Methuen to the north, Andover to the southwest, and Nort ...
. The Richardsonian Romanesque structure was built in 1892 to a design by George G. Adams, a leading architect of public buildings in New England. The building is predominantly brownstone, with terracotta trim bands, an irregular and asymmetric massing with a tower, and its entrance recessed in an archway. It served as Lawrence's public library until 1973 when a new library building was built. The building was listed on 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 ...
in 1978.


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National Register of Historic Places listings in Lawrence, Massachusetts The following properties are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence, Massachusetts. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence, Massachu ...
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts This list is of that portion of the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) designated in Essex County, Massachusetts. The locations of these properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may b ...


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Library buildings completed in 1890 Buildings and structures in Lawrence, Massachusetts Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Libraries in Essex County, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Lawrence, Massachusetts {{EssexCountyMA-NRHP-stub