National Historic Landmark · Quincy, Massachusetts

Crane, Thomas, Public Library

Added to the National Register in 1972, and a National Historic Landmark.

Crane, Thomas, Public Library
Photos via Wikimedia Commons

The record

Property typeBuilding
Address40 Washington St., Quincy, MA
CountyNorfolk County
ListedOct 18, 1972
Listed forArt, Architecture
Level of significanceNational
Also known asCrane Memorial Public Library
Reference number72000143
ArchitectHenry Hobson Richardson
StyleRomanesque Revival architecture
DesignationsNational Historic Landmark

The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗

Visiting

Address40 Washington St., Quincy, MA
Coordinates42.2517° N, 71.0011° W · Directions ↗
Also in Quincy106 listed places in Quincy → · walking tours →
Listing on the Register does not open the door. Unless a museum or park runs it, treat this as private property and see it from the sidewalk.

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Local history books for Quincy

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  • Legendary locals of Quincy, Massachusetts
    Jack Encarnacao, 2014
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  • Quincy
    Scott J. Lawson, 2003
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Guidebooks to historic places and travel in Massachusetts

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Reference

Questions people ask

When was Crane, Thomas, Public Library listed on the National Register?

Oct 18, 1972. It is also a National Historic Landmark, the higher of the two designations.

Source: National Park Service

Who designed Crane, Thomas, Public Library?

Henry Hobson Richardson, working in the Romanesque Revival architecture style.

Source: Wikidata

Where is Crane, Thomas, Public Library?

40 Washington St., Quincy, Norfolk County, Massachusetts.

Source: National Park Service

Where is the nomination form for Crane, Thomas, Public Library?

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 72000143. 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.