The Wollaston Branch of the Thomas Crane Public Library was erected in 1922 at 41 Beale Street by the versatile architect, William Chapman, whose practice was in Boston, although he lived in the Wollaston section of Quincy. This simple Classical Revival institutional building was built for $15,000 and in spite of its modest scale, is still an important component in the Beale Street streetscape. I really like the decorative pediment above the doorway. The library is listed on the National Register of Historic places.
4 comments:
NIce! I've never been to that one...
Very cool. 15 grand was a lot then - nice building!
That is a beautiful building, with such wonderful attention to detail.
Looks a solid building, quite decorative.
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