Lucius Clapp Memorial

Lucius Clapp Memorial
Lucius Clapp Memorial
Location6 Park Street,
Stoughton, Massachusetts
Coordinates42°7′27″N 71°6′5″W / 42.12417°N 71.10139°W / 42.12417; -71.10139
Built1903
ArchitectWalter Atherton
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No.92000998[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 18, 1992

The Lucius Clapp Memorial is a historic library building in Stoughton, Massachusetts. The single story masonry Renaissance Revival structure was built in 1903. It was Stoughton's first purpose-built library building, and was built on the site of its first schoolhouse. The building was designed by Walter Atherton and given to the town by Lucius Clapp, a local schoolteacher and businessman.[2] It now houses the Stoughton Historical Society.

The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[1]

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References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. ^ "MACRIS inventory record for Lucius Clapp Memorial". Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Retrieved June 5, 2014.

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