Bridgewater Memorial Library (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)

Bridgewater Memorial Library (Bridgewater, Massachusetts)

This Library was built as a Civil War Memorial, town museum and library, containing a room with a memorial vestibule which was designed to display war relics. Its architects, Rotch & Tilden, were renowned for their designs of prominent public buildings, and designed mansions, churches and academic halls across New England. The exterior is decorated with tablets made out of Tennessee marble on the front face of the building, which list the names of 36 men from Bridgewater who were killed between 1861 and 1865. Located in the town centre, the buildng still functions as a community hub and working library.

american

1882-05-29

English

Site

1995

1881-01-01

m x m x m

current,41.98887,-70.97735;

Free, Public Library card system

Rotch & Tilden

USA

Bridgewater Memorial (Public) Library

https://www.bridgewaterpubliclibrary.org/

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Mon - Wed:9am - 8pm Thurs:9-5pm Fri-Sat: 9-3.30pm

Memorial library

Taxation and Subscription

Publicly Run

Brick, stone, (Tennessee) marble

A MEMORIAL In Memory of 1861-1865

$1200

Massachusetts

Union

Bridgewater