Nevins Memorial Library
Nevins Memorial Library | ||
MPS Methuen MRA | | |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002407 | |
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| Added to NRHP | January 20, 1984[1] | |
The Nevins Memorial Library at 305 Broadway in
David Nevins, Jr., and his younger son Henry Coffin Nevins. The library is located at 305 Broadway in Methuen and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1984.
The Nevins Memorial Library offers resources including free
vital records, assorted objet d'art and collectables, and the stained glass windows of the library itself.[4]
Gallery
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![Photograph of the newly constructed Nevins Memorial Library in 1883[5]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Nevins_Memorial_Library_1883.jpg/120px-Nevins_Memorial_Library_1883.jpg)
Photograph of the newly constructed Nevins Memorial Library in 1883[5] -
![Photograph of three of Nevins Memorial Library's earliest librarians. Seated at the table in the Reference Room are: Miss Alice Chase, Miss Crosby and Miss Tooday Dorsey. Reference books are in the background and artifacts from the Nevins Historic Collection (Pheasant, Vase, Table and Richsonian Chair) are visible.[6]](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/07/Nevins_Library_First_Librarians.jpg/120px-Nevins_Library_First_Librarians.jpg)
Photograph of three of Nevins Memorial Library's earliest librarians. Seated at the table in the Reference Room are: Miss Alice Chase, Miss Crosby and Miss Tooday Dorsey. Reference books are in the background and artifacts from the Nevins Historic Collection (Pheasant, Vase, Table and Richsonian Chair) are visible.[6] -
Present day interior of the original room
![Photograph of the newly constructed Nevins Memorial Library in 1883[5]](/File:Nevins_Memorial_Library_1883.jpg)
![Photograph of three of Nevins Memorial Library's earliest librarians. Seated at the table in the Reference Room are: Miss Alice Chase, Miss Crosby and Miss Tooday Dorsey. Reference books are in the background and artifacts from the Nevins Historic Collection (Pheasant, Vase, Table and Richsonian Chair) are visible.[6]](/File:Nevins_Library_First_Librarians.jpg)
See also
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Methuen, Massachusetts
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Essex County, Massachusetts
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
- ^ [1] Nevins Memorial Library
- ^ [2] Eagle Tribune, "Free Wi-Fi at Nevins Memorial Library in Methuen"
- ^ "Nevins Memorial Library". Archived from the original on 2008-01-06. Retrieved 2008-08-04. Nevins Memorial Library Historic Collection
- ^ Original is 5x8 sepia photograph from the Nevins Memorial Historic Collection
- ^ Original is 4X6 sepia photograph from the Nevins Memorial Historic Collection
Further reading
- Harriet Howe Ames. Catalogue of the Nevins Memorial Library, Methuen, Massachusetts. Boston: Franklin Press, 1887
External links
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