Goodnow Library
United States historic place
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The Goodnow Library is an historic public library building located at 21 Concord Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts. It is named for Sudbury-native John Goodnow II, who died in 1851 and left to the town of Sudbury a 3-acre (1.2 ha) site for a library, $2,500 to build it, and $20,000 to buy books and to maintain it.[2] Construction of the two-story octagon-shaped building began in 1862 and was finished in 1863. In the 1990s, the library was expanded to its present size, but the original octagon survives as a reading room.[1][3][4]
Location21 Concord Rd., Sudbury, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°21′47″N 71°25′2″W
Built1862
ArchitectJoseph R. Richards, et al.
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Goodnow Library: Sudbury, Massachusetts | |
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| Location | 21 Concord Rd., Sudbury, Massachusetts |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′47″N 71°25′2″W |
| Built | 1862 |
| Architect | Joseph R. Richards, et al. |
| Architectural style | Romanesque, Octagon Mode |
| NRHP reference No. | 02000549 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 22, 2002 |
On May 22, 2002, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
