Edgartown Free Public Library

Edgartown, Massachusetts

Architect unknown Italian Renaissance Revival Style 58 North Water Street, PO Box 5249, Edgartown MA  02539-5249 Library web site:  http://www.edgartownlibrary.org

A Brief History of the Building 1903:  Andrew Carnegie gave $4,000 to the town to build the library. 1937:  An addition was built. 1950s:  An addition was built. 1975:  The library was expanded once again. 2008:  This library was awarded a construction grant of more than $4 million from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.  The hope is to build a larger facility on the existing site. One of Andrew Carnegie's pet symbols, the rising sun, is captured in the library windows.

2009 photo
(Photo supplied by Wesley T. Mott)
2008 photos