Cambridge Public Library
Recent Architecture: Civic
Associate Architect
Ann Beha ArchitectsAddition Architect
William Rawn AssociatesLandscape Architect
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Recent Architecture: Civic
Associate Architect
Ann Beha ArchitectsAddition Architect
William Rawn AssociatesLandscape Architect
Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc.
Dates
- Constructed, 1888
- Addition, 2009
Awards
- BSA Honor Award 2010
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Description
The main building of the Cambridge Public Library is an historic library building at 449 Broadway. It was built in 1888. Its land and full construction funding were provided by Frederick H. Rindge, a Cambridge native and philanthropist. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1982.
A $90 million expansion and renovation of the library, led by the Boston architectural firms William Rawn Associates and Ann Beha Architects, opened on November 8, 2009. The new addition more than triples...
A $90 million expansion and renovation of the library, led by the Boston architectural firms William Rawn Associates and Ann Beha Architects, opened on November 8, 2009. The new addition more than triples...
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Location
449 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Cambridge, MA 02138
United States
Nearby Items
| Filament / Firmament | 109 feet |  | ||
| The Librarian Speaks | 459 feet | | ||
| The Cooper-Frost-Austin House | 849 feet | | ||
| Insertion Module | 0.3 miles | | ||
| Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts | 0.3 miles | | ||
| Harvard Art Museum/Arthur M. Sackler Museum | 0.3 miles | | ||
| Eye of the Storm | 0.3 miles | |
