Memorial Hall Library

Memorial Hall Library is the public library of Andover, Massachusetts. The building was built with Italianate styling in 1873 to a design by J. F. Eaton. Funding was provided by a number of leading local businessmen, and construction was by the firm of Abbott & Jenkins. It was designed to house the town library, which it still does, and to act as a memorial to the town's Civil War soldiers. It was renovated in the 1920s under the direction of architects Coolidge & Carlson, at which time it acquired its Colonial Revival details.[2] Small additions were completed in 1961 and 1968. In 1988 a large addition, which doubled the size of the building, was completed. This was designed by Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott.[3]

Memorial Hall Library
LocationAndover, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°39′24″N 71°8′29″W
Built1871–73; 1926–27; 1985–88
Built byAbbott & Jenkins (1871–73); Eastern Contractors (1985–88)
ArchitectJ. F. Eaton (1871–73); Coolidge & Carlson (1926–27); Shepley, Bulfinch, Richardson & Abbott (1985–88)
Architectural styleColonial Revival, Classical Revival, Italianate
MPSTown of Andover MRA
NRHP reference No.82004805 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 10, 1982

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

See also

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. "MACRIS inventory record for Memorial Hall Library". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved 2013-12-26.
  3. Chronology of Significant Events and Innovations in the History of Memorial Hall Library, Memorial Hall Library. Accessed September 6, 2022.

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