Randall Library Explained

Library Name:Randall Memorial Library
Country:United States of America
Type:Public Library
Established:1851
Location:Stow, Massachusetts
Num Branches:1
Pop Served:7,174 (2020 census)
Website:https://www.stow-ma.gov/randall-library
Phone Num:(978) 897-8572

The Randall Library is a public library at 19 Crescent Street in Stow, Massachusetts. In 1851 John Witt Randall, a notable naturalist, poet, and art collector, donated his collection of 700 books to form a library and left a bequest in his will to construct the current library building and to fund a permanent trust.[1] The library is part of the Minuteman Library Network.[2]

Architecture

The library building was designed by the architect George G. Adams in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and built in 1893 by the contractor, A. P. Powers. A large addition was built in 1976. In 2021, town voters passed a major renovation project to demolish and rebuild the 1976 addition and restore parts of the historic 1800s section of the library.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Library | Stow MA .
  2. Web site: Randall Library | Stow MA .
  3. Web site: Library Renovation Project Page Stow MA . 2023-11-17 . www.stow-ma.gov.