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The Thomas Crane Public Library was built in four stages: the original building (1882) by architect Henry Hobson Richardson; an additional ell with stack space and stained glass (1908) by William Martin Aiken in Richardson's style; a major expansion (1939) by architects Paul A. and Carroll Coletti, with stone carvings by sculptor Joseph Coletti of Quincy; and a recent addition (2001) by Boston ...
The Thomas Crane Public Library is regarded as the best of Richardson's libraries. [ 23 ] [ 24 ] [ 25 ] In his earlier libraries, Richardson's approach was to conceive the parts and then assemble them, while in the later ones such as Crane he thought in terms of the whole. [ 26 ]
Quincy Quarries Reservation. / 42.24306°N 71.03444°W / 42.24306; -71.03444. The Quincy Quarries is a 22-acre (8.9 ha) public recreation area in Quincy, Massachusetts, commemorating the site of the Granite Railway —often credited as being the first railroad in the United States. [1] The former quarries produced granite for over a ...
This photo is now part of the Local History Collection at the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy. The negatives had been taken with a 1940s-era Speed Graphic camera. Smith used his scanning ...
The Old Colony Library Network [1] (OCLN) is a consortium of 28 member libraries [2] located on the South Shore of Massachusetts in the United States. OCLN membership includes 26 town and city libraries and two academic libraries. OCLN's cooperative approach enables member libraries to provide services that they would not be able to afford ...
A large, diverse crowd gathered at Quincy's Thomas Crane Library to share the once-in-a-generation experience of viewing a near total solar eclipse.
A. H. Davenport and Company was a late 19th-century, early 20th-century American furniture manufacturer, cabinetmaker, and interior decoration firm. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it sold luxury items at its showrooms in Boston and New York City, and produced furniture and interiors for many notable buildings, including The White House.
Thomas Crane Public Library: Thomas Crane Public Library. October 18, 1972 : 40 Washington St. 32: Noah Curtis House: Noah Curtis House: September 20, 1989 ...