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FORM B - BUILDING MASSACHUSETTS HISTORICAL COMMISSION Office of the Secretary, State House, Boston - In Area no. MID GAMB. Form no. MC II C 7 - 1. Town Cambridge Address 449 Broadway Name Cambridge Public Library Present use Library 2. Photo (3x3" or 3x5") Staple to left side of form Photo number_1095-30 STREET Present owner City of Cambridge 3. Description: Date_1888 Source deed records, Cambridge history Style Richardsonian Romanesque Architectyan Brunt & Howe Exterior wall fabricrough stone w/ brown. stone trim Outbuildings (describe)- Other teatures copper roof trim, red tile roof, and conical tower. CAMBRIDGE RVING Altered -Major additionDate 1968 Moved No Date 5. Lot size: One acre or less Over one acre Approximate frontage 240 Approximate distance of building from street 215' . 6.
Recorded by_ Susan Maycock Organization Cambridge Historica] Comm Date_ 1967 UTM-BOSTONSOUTH 19/326160/4693260 BROAD. 30M-5-77 AssEssoR#138. 7. Original owner (if known)City of Cambridge Original use Public Library Subsequent uses (if any) and dates same 8. Themes (check as many as applicable) Aboriginal Agricultural Architectural The Arts Commerce Communication Community development Conservation Education Exploration/ settlement Industry Military Political Recreation Religion Science/ invention Social/ humanitarian Transportation 9. Historical significance (include explanation of themes checked above) The Cambridge Publia Library was the first of the four public buildings given to the City of Cambridge by Frederick H. Rindge.
The design of Van Brunt & Howe was selected by Rindge from a field of five architects that included Peabody & Stearns, McKim, Mead & White, Chamberlin & hidden, and William Wentworth. The Van Brunt & Howe design is an amalgam of Richardsonianmotifs, affirming the contemporary popularity and acceptance of Richardson's buildings. It draws heavily on earlier Richardson libraries at Woburn, Quincy and North Easton. 10. Bibliography and/or references (such as local histories, deeds, assessor's records, early maps, etc.) NOV 1 4 1980 NPS Form 10-900-a (7-81) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form Continuation sheet Item number For NPS use only received date entered Page /0 4/7 Multiple Resource Area Thematic Group Name State Cambridge Multiple Resource Area MA Nomination/Type of Review 91. cummings, e.
e., House Substanilve Hevler. Keeper. Sulsteatira Xeviev Attest :92. aun aljutnn vinityLDOE/OWNER OBJECTION Keeper Subst» Attest : 93. NNorth Avenue Congregational Church v Keeper Attest *94. Prospect Congregational Church Keeper Substantive Eeview Museum M95. AnierSY MUSOWNER ÖBJECTION cunu abjeten Attest ly Keeper Old Cambridge Baptist Church Keeper Attest -91. XWare Hal1 Keeper Attest *'98. Cambridge Public Library Keeper Attest 99. Church of the New Jerusalem Subatantive HevtowKeeper #ubstantive Neviek n 100. Busch-Reischinger House BOEZOWNER OBJECTION Attest Keeper Attest latuide Anduus 9/12/86 Bartt. Savose 1/nli Ban phabngl 6309, Weeian A Braiviam 413.82 Patuick-Andurs 9/12/86 BethotSevage k/12/86 Wiean A. Brachom 4.13.82 punheProdl6se Weliam H.
Bravham 4.1382 Paruca hs3sArngd 630.80 Ket 6/1082 Haward SANA 10 NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES EVALUATION / RETURN SHEET Cambridge Publie Library Property:(CAmbridge multipte Resmne Librar Beea State, County:- lA-nuddleak Federal Agency: United States Department of the interior National Park Service 18 Working No. 11-14-80-2862 Fed. Reg. Date:. Date Due:_ Action: resubmission nomination by person or local government owner objection appeal 4/17 ACCEPT- 4113/52 _ RETURN. - REJECT - photos_/ maps Substantive Review: - sample - request - appeal NR decision Reviewer's comments: Richadoenicen influenced desion ly pronenent ferm Van Brunts Hove Lo a pueie institution and fo Mbrary is sigrificant Recom. /CriteriaABtC dssociations with dionor, 7redenca Reviewer Isaunan H.
Rundge Discipline_Uxh I Date- 4.6.82 - see, continuation sheet - technical corrections cited below _substantive reasons discussed below -Nomination returned for: 1. Name 2. Location Calegory 4. Classification Ownership Public Acquisition Owner of Property Status Accesalbie Prosom Une 5. Location of Legal Description 6. Representation in Existing Surveys hes this property been determined etigibie? 7. Description Cendition excellent good tair deteriorated ruins unexposed Check ene _unattered altered Check one . original site moved darte anoribe the present and eriginel (il knewm) phyaical appoarano summary paragraph completeness clarity alterations/integrity dates boundary selection 8.
Significance arto treas of Sigmificance Check and Juettty bale Spochie dates Bulider Architeel Btetement ef Significance (in one paragreph) summary paragraph completeness clarity applicable criteria justification of areas checked relating significance to the resource context relationship of integrity to significance justification of exception other 9. Major Bibliographical References 10. Geographical Data Acreage of nominetec property Quedrengie neme _ USFT Reterences Verbel boundary description and justification 11. Form Prepared By 12. State Historic Preservation Officer Certification The evsiusied eigniticance of this property within the state is: netions: - stete - local Surie Historic Prepervation Officer signature dete 13. Other Maps Photographs Other Questions concerning this nomination may be directed to. Signed Date.
Phone: 202 272 -3504 CommentsforanyItem maybe continued on an altached sheet 1095-30 NOV 1 4 1980 Canbride MRA, Ma Canbridge Pebli Lbrary 449 Broadway Please refer to the map in the Multiple Property Cover Sheet for this property Multiple Property Cover Sheet Reference Number: 64000275