National Register of Historic Places

Lynn Public Library

Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
Listed
August 20, 1979
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79000334

About this property

The Lynn Public Library building is a historic library at Five North Common Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Although library services were offered in Lynn as early 1815, it was not until a bequest in 1896 that the city began planning a permanent home for the growing collection. After some controversy, library trustees chose a Renaissance Revival design by local architect George A. Moore, who happened to be related to one of the library trustees. Controversy also attended the size and scale of the building, along with the removal of trees at its site on the town common. It was completed at a cost of $175,000, which included no public funding. Construction of the library began in 1898 and it was opened in 1900. In 1900 the library commissioned the first mural of F. Luis Mora, a prominent Hispanic American artist. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, and included in the Lynn Common Historic District in 1992.

Location

5 N. Common St.
Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts
42.46444, -70.95360

Categories

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENTEDUCATIONARCHITECTURE
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Sources

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When was Lynn Public Library listed on the National Register?

Lynn Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 20, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Lynn Public Library?

Lynn Public Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Lynn Public Library?

The period of significance for Lynn Public Library is recorded as the industrial era.

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