Goodnow Library
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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 acres (12,140.6 m²) site for a library, $2,500 to build it and $20,000 to buy books and to maintain it. Construction of the two-story octagon-shaped building began in 1862 and was finished in 1863. In the 1990s it was expanded to its present size, but the original octagon survives as a reading room.
On May 22, 2002, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places
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Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
building located at 21 Concord Road in Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sudbury, Massachusetts
Sudbury is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, population 17,659. The town was incorporated in 1639, with the original boundaries including what is now Wayland. Wayland split from Sudbury in 1780. When first incorporated, it included and parts of Framingham, Marlborough, Stow...
. It is named for Sudbury-native John Goodnow, II, who died in 1851 and left to the town of Sudbury a 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) site for a library, $2,500 to build it and $20,000 to buy books and to maintain it. Construction of the two-story octagon-shaped building began in 1862 and was finished in 1863. In the 1990s it was expanded to its present size, but the original octagon survives as a reading room.
On May 22, 2002, 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...
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