Thomas Crane Public Library

The Thomas Crane Public Library is a city library in . Noted for its Richardsonian Romanesque architecture, the building was funded by the Crane family as a memorial to Thomas Crane, a wealthy stone contractor who got his start in the Quincy quarries.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—9:00 PM
    Friday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Sunday: 1:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Library
  • Description: library in Quincy, Massachusetts, United States
  • Address: 40 Washington Street, Quincy, MA 02169

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Coddington School and United First Parish Church.

Government office
The is a historic school building at 26-44 Coddington Street in . Built in 1909, this three-story brick building is the finest Colonial Revival school building in the city. is situated 520 feet northwest of Thomas Crane Public Library.

Place of worship
is an American Unitarian Universalist congregation in , established as the of Quincy in 1639. is situated 600 feet west of Thomas Crane Public Library.

Town hall
Photo: Sswonk, Public domain.
is the seat of government for the City of . The historic building at 1305 Hancock Street in Quincy Center was built in 1844. is situated 990 feet west of Thomas Crane Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Quincy and Adams Shore.

Photo: Sswonk, Public domain.
is in . was the birthplace of presidents John Adams and John Adams. United States Declaration of Independence signer and first Massachusetts governor John Hancock was also born here.

Hamlet
is a neighborhood of . It is located on the shore of at the entrance to the Hough's Neck peninsula. It is bordered on the north by Quincy Bay, on the east by the Hough's Neck neighborhood, on the south by Town River Bay and on the west by the neighborhood.

Locality
The is the major interchange of Interstate 93, U.S. Route 1, and Route 3 in , one of the suburbs of . is situated 2 miles southwest of Thomas Crane Public Library.

Thomas Crane Public Library

Latitude
42.25151° or 42° 15′ 5″ north
Longitude
-71.00074° or 71° 0′ 3″ west
Elevation
33 feet (10 metres)
Levels
3
Open location code
87JC7X2X+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 29577200
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Geo­Names ID
4952922
Wiki­data ID
Q7788678
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