Bancroft Memorial Library
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Bancroft Memorial Library is a historic library at 50 Hopedale Street in Hopedale, Massachusetts
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The library was donated to the town in 1898 by Joseph Bubier Bancroft, in memory of his wife Sylvia. Bancroft was an executive with the Draper Company
, the Town's principal industry. The building was designed by Boston
architect C. Howard Walker of the firm Walker & Kimball. It is constructed of Milford granite
, and was modelled after Merton College Chapel
at Oxford.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1999.
Hopedale, Massachusetts
Hopedale is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 5,911 at the 2010 census.For geographic and demographic information on the census-designated place Hopedale, please see the article Hopedale , Massachusetts....
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The library was donated to the town in 1898 by Joseph Bubier Bancroft, in memory of his wife Sylvia. Bancroft was an executive with the Draper Company
Draper Corporation
The Draper Corporation was once the largest maker of power looms for the textile industry in the United States. It operated in Hopedale, Massachusetts for over 130 years.-Beginnings:...
, the Town's principal industry. The building was designed by Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
architect C. Howard Walker of the firm Walker & Kimball. It is constructed of Milford granite
Milford granite (Massachusetts)
Milford granite is a Proterozoic igneous rock located in and around the town of Milford, Massachusetts, covering an area of approximately 100 sq km, as mapped by the USGS. It is described as a light-gray to pale orange-pink biotite granite. The biotite is typically in clots or short streaks...
, and was modelled after Merton College Chapel
Merton College Chapel
Merton College Chapel is the chapel church of Merton College, Oxford, England. Dedicated to St Mary and St John the Baptist, the chapel was largely completed at the end of the Thirteenth Century.-History:...
at Oxford.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1999.