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Greendale Branch Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Greendale Branch Library

On the National Register since 198046 years
Spanish MissionListed 1980Worcester
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

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About Greendale Branch Library

Greendale Branch Library, at 470 W. Boylston St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Mar 5, 1980. The Register lists it for its town planning and architecture, at the state level. It describes its style as Spanish Mission, as it does for 1 other Massachusetts listings. It was listed as part of Worcester MRA. Three more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isLibrary in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 3 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1913 to today

  1. 1913Built, designed by Lucius W. Briggs
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

470 W. Boylston St., Worcester · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Greendale Branch LibraryStart here
  2. 2Greendale Village Improvement Society BuildingEclectic · next door
  3. 3Giguere, Thomas, Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Petterson, Lars-Adolph Carlson Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Petterson, Lars-Silas Archer Three-DeckerColonial Revival Three-Decker · next door
Around it

7 more Register listings within a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BLarson, Swan, Three-DeckerColonial Revival0.1 miBOdd Fellows' HomeVictorian Institutional0.6 miBAmos Flagg HouseTimber-Frame Vernacular · Built 17480.6 miBHiggins Armory MuseumInternational Style · Built 19300.7 miDIndian Hill-North VillageDistrict0.8 miBIndian Hill SchoolBuilt 19230.9 miBSmith-Thaxter-Merrifield HouseTimber-Frame Vernacular1 mi

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Questions about Greendale Branch Library

Is Greendale Branch Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Mar 5, 1980 (Register number 80000511).

Is Greendale Branch Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Massachusetts has 189 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is American Antiquarian Society, 2.2 miles away.

Can you visit Greendale Branch Library?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Greendale Branch Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 3 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 63792967 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.