Jacob Sears Memorial Library
Sears Memorial Library | |
 Jacob Sears Memorial Library | |
| Location | 23 Center St., P O Box 782, East Dennis, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 41°44′52″N 70°8′46.3″W / 41.74778°N 70.146194°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built by | J.M. Kellaway |
| Architect | Rand & Taylor |
| Architectural style | Shingle Style |
| NRHP reference No. | 09000934[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 18, 2009 |
The Jacob Sears Library is one of the five public libraries of Dennis, Massachusetts. It is located at 23 Center Street in East Dennis, in a building funded by a bequest from Jacob Sears, a longtime East Dennis resident. The Shingle style structure was built in 1895 to a design by the Boston firm of Rand & Taylor.[2] The library building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.[1]
Architecture and history
[edit]The Jacob Sears Memorial Library is set on the south side of Center Street in the village of East Dennis, just north of Massachusetts Route 6A. It is a rectangular single-story wood-frame structure, with a hip roof and a stone foundation. The ridge line of the roof is T-shaped, with the section at the right end perpendicular to the street. This section extends to shelter the main entrance, flaring out form a portico supported by square posts and large brackets. Just to the right of the entrance is a turreted polygonal projection. Wall dormers line the front facade to the left of the entrance. The interior is divided into the primary library space at the western end, a large meeting space in the center, with backstage spaces at the far eastern end.[2]
The first library services were provided in East Dennis by a private lending association founded in 1866. Jacob Sears, a lifelong resident of East Dennis, gave funding for the construction and endowment of this library building, which was completed in 1895 to a design by the Boston firm of Rand & Taylor. The meeting hall has been used for a wide variety of civic and social functions. The building underwent a major restoration in 2005-06.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c "MACRIS inventory record and NRHP nomination for Jacob Sears Memorial Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
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