BlockThe nomination, in full
Bibliography, boundary description, and the people who prepared and reviewed the nomination.
ref no 88000511 In Area no. FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - - - Form no. 33-4 1. Town Address Name Present use Woecester 470 West Boylston St. Greendale Branch Library library 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number : Ro1l 18 t. Map. Draw sketch of büilding location in relation to nearest cross streets and other buildings. Indicate north. Present owner City of Worcester 3. Description: Date 1913 cornerstone Source Style elements of Spanish Mission Lúclus Briggs of Frost, Architect Briggs & Chamberlain Exterior wall fabric brick Outbuildings (describe) none Other féatures_limestone trim, entry with neo-Renaissance frame, tile roof Altered no Moved no Date Date UTM: 19/269240/4687480 5. Lot size:Assessor's Book 12, p. 10 Lot 11--25,207 sq. It.
One acre or less Over one acre 160: Approximate frontage Approximate distance of building from street 35' 6. Recorded by B.R. Pfeiffer Organization Worc* Heritage Pres. Soc. Date January 1978 (over) M-7-77 7. Original owner (if known) Original use City of Worcester branch library Subsequent uses (if any) and dates 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development same Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) Designed by Lucius Briggs while he was a member of the firm of Frost, Briggs and Chamberlain, the Greendale Branch Library is a one-storey brick structure set on a high basement and enclosed by a tile roof.
Bearing elements of Spanish Mission style architecture, the building's symmetrical facade is dominated by a projecting central pavilion. Centered on the pavilion is a carved stone doorway faamed by Corinthian pilasters surmounted by consoles and a semi-circular pediment. Elsewhere the building is decorated by geometric brickwork and limestone trimmings. A plaque on the exterior records the donors of the site as "the Manufacturers of Greendale," including the Allen-Higgins Wall Paper Company, Norton Company, Osgood Bradley Car Company, Norton Grinding Company, the Heald Machine Company, O.S. Walker Company, Morgan Spring Company, Young Brothers, and Worcester Pressed Steel Company.
In 1859 the city of Worcester opened its first public library; the bulk of books in the original collection came from those sources, the former Worcester Lyceum, the Young Men's Library Association, and a gift of 7,000 volumes from Dr. John Green. Although a main libaary was established on Elm Street, no branch libraries existed in outlying areas of the city prior to 1914. In 1895 a delivery point was established in Greendale at a store where books were delivered once a week. By 1898 this system had proven itself successful and seven new delivery points were established. In 1908 a movement was begun to establish branch libearies. Around 1912 the city was given $75,000 by Andrew Carnegie to allow the construction of three branch libraries of which the Green- dale Branch was one.
(The other two were built at 812 Millbury Street and 705 Southbridge Street.) Cornerstones f6r the three buildings were laid on March 17, 1913. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) Worcester Historical Society. Biography file (Lucius Briggs, 1930 article describing Briggs's designs) Nutt, C. History of Worcester, vol. II, pp. 779-781 (photo). Property Warceoter Miltple Resanre Dua (Partial Laventany) State MA (Warcester Working Number8. 30.79.2069 TECHNICAL CONTROL Photos 383, +13 Maps 2,63 Exullent multyle resource nomesation for the eatie cely HISTORIAN * slateeat o ail/acapt Lightre 10-30-79 justyed tho time (P.g. 3-deckes) DöwneARCHITECTURAL HISTORIAN appraition in hifoted on actached shects. Wind problem wan som propertues are : coan with Auiés ummento m 102-L-3 "6-CBD-", "7-E, and 130-CBD-50 and 44.
Inteynty and /o bondaries nech to be addessed speoticully on indurdual tmms. DUBIÉ ARCHEOLOGIST H16-CBD- 1- Destroued, connot be listee. 130-CBD- 44 - 1 am nit cenvinced tus has lost integniti 102-L-3 - Percod s sunificonee and calegorzatim descussed with enttisee neachto be WINH 3 EXCERTONS AU PROPERTIES APPEAN TO ME TO MEET AK CRITERIS AND TE OTHER FORMS ARE ADEQUATE RED BOTH TELHNLALL AND TO DETERMINE SIGNIFCANCE, ACMOLEI SOME OF PHE FORMS DID NOT CONTAN SIRONA SIATEMENS IF SIGNIFICANKE THHE ACLERT KESOURCE CHEDONES WERE TOROUSALY DISCUSSED IN THE BODY OF MHE NORINATION; 2/2888 THEREFBRE SIGNIFICANCE MAS ESTABHSHED. HBDS WERE NOT NELESSARI BELNSE OF MYE SCHLE MAPSAND CLEARLY DELNEATES BOUNDANCS. ALRENDE WAS MITSING HAER DIU SAMLE PROPEATTES BUT BIIS MOW INCLIDEN AFTEN THE 2/11/ CORRELRONS.
THE ONLY PROPERTIES TEST I DO NOT RECOMMEND LASTING ARE - 116-CBD-13 - DESNOYCO BY FIRE Mo - 16 CBD- 11 Inventory- Review 130-CBO-44- POES NOT RETSIN INTEGRITY FOR INDI UDUHA ELGIBILITY v102-L-3 1 PoaA WEOT CONVINLED ABOUT BOUNDNES REVIEW UNIT CHIEF BUT BEHIEVE THEY SOUCD BE OK. LBASED Recommarl ON ADDLTONAL DOCUMENTATON SUBMUTTED - I DEFER JUDGEMENT. Listine all propertres nexcept these 3. Return 116-CBD-11 to Stute (not etegible); a to desauss Tutht w/NR Sta +5° ate.
DUBIE Retum 102-L-3 to state fer corectum; 315 BRANCH CHIEF 3/3/81 HOLD 130- CBD -44 for info from stute DUBLE Staff conferenu 3/5/30-agued to actiri as pustid belrro: 116-CIBD-"I (official notfiratin of -3 (reruny to state fr - also KEEPER soldha 3/5/80 National Register Write-up Federal Register Entry 2.3.81 Send-back Re-submit Entered MAR 5 1980 United States Department of the Interior - Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service LIBRARY 217800 1S 33-A Greendale Branch Library 470 W. Boystan St. Worcosto MRA, Ma West elevation MAR $ 0 AUG 1979 JAN 1978 Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000304