Thomas Crane Public Library
Quincy, United States
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
Strollie cannot guarantee access — always check before you travel.
- Opening hours
- Mo-Th 09:00-21:00; Fr-Sa 09:00-17:00; Su 13:00-17:00
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The Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, Massachusetts, is a municipal library distinguished by its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, designed by Henry Hobson Richardson. Built as a memorial to Thomas Crane, a prominent stone contractor who rose from the Quincy quarries, the library was funded by the Crane family. The building holds the second largest municipal collection in Massachusetts, after only the Boston Public Library, and is recognized as a National Historic Landmark and listed place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Type
- library, public library, main library
- Heritage
- National Register of Historic Places listed place, National Historic Landmark
- Place
- Quincy, United States
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