Cambridge Public Library

Architect: Henry Van Brunt
Style: Romanesque Revival
City: Boston, MA

The main branch of the Cambridge Public Library, built in 1888 to a design by Henry Van Brunt, grew out of the earlier Cambridge Athenaeum. A 2009 renovation and addition more than tripled the building's square footage while keeping the Romanesque Revival original at its core.

the building

1888 building, 2009 addition. The original 1888 library, designed by Henry Van Brunt, was significantly enlarged in a 2009 renovation and addition that more than tripled its square footage.

the style

Van Brunt designed the original 1888 building in the Romanesque Revival style common to major public buildings of the era.

significance

The library is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

nearby

Fogg Museum 0.2 mi · Colonial Revival · 1896
Harvard Art Museums 0.2 mi · 1895
Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts 0.2 mi · Brutalism
Church of the New Jerusalem 0.2 mi · Gothic Revival · 1901
Luther Brooks House 0.2 mi · Greek Revival · 1969
Sever Hall 0.3 mi · Romanesque Revival

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