Lynn Public Library
A library on N Common St, in the middle of things: 201 places within a five-minute walk. One of 65 town & public services in Lynn.















On the National Register since 1979

Lynn Public Library
Lynn Public Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Aug 21, 1979. It is significant for its town planning, education and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Renaissance Revival.
The Lynn Public Library building is a historic library at Five North Common Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Although library services were offered in Lynn as early 1815, it was not until a bequest in 1896 that the city began planning a permanent home for the growing collection. After some controversy, library trustees chose a Renaissance Revival design by local architect George A. Moore, who happened to be related …
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201 places within a five-minute walk of Lynn Public Library.
5 N Common St
The nearest neighbor is BNI Atlantic Referral Exchange, 1 min walk away.
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