Converse Memorial Building
Built 1884 by Henry Hobson Richardson. Added to the National Register in 1985, and a National Historic Landmark.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 36 Salem St., Malden, MA |
| County | Middlesex County |
| Listed | Sep 5, 1985 |
| Listed for | Industry, Landscape architecture, Art, Education, Architecture, Social history |
| Level of significance | National |
| Also known as | Malden Public Library; Converse Memorial Library |
| Reference number | 85002014 |
| Built | 1884 · more from the 1880s |
| Architect | Henry Hobson Richardson |
| Style | Romanesque Revival architecture, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 36 Salem St., Malden, MA |
| Coordinates | 42.4275° N, 71.0664° W · Directions ↗ |
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Questions people ask
When was Converse Memorial Building listed on the National Register?
Sep 5, 1985. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.
Source: National Park Service
When was Converse Memorial Building built?
1884, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, in the Romanesque Revival architecture and Richardsonian Romanesque style.
Source: Wikidata
Where is Converse Memorial Building?
36 Salem St., Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
Source: National Park Service
Where is the nomination form for Converse Memorial Building?
The National Archives holds the nomination form, the document that made the case for listing.
Source: National Archives
Sources
Name, location, type and dates come from the National Register office's spreadsheet of listed properties, because the Park Service's spatial data does not carry this listing. The map point comes from Wikidata. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 85002014. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The nomination form and photographs ↗ at NPGallery are the original nomination as filed with the National Park Service, and the form is often the best description of the place.