Taunton Public Library
Taunton Public Library is the public library of Taunton, Massachusetts. It is located at 12 Pleasant Street, in an architecturally distinguished Beaux Arts building built in 1903 with funding support from Andrew Carnegie, to which a modern addition was made in 1979.Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Library
- Description: library in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States
- Address: 12 Pleasant Street, Taunton, MA
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Winthrop Street Baptist Church and St. Mary’s Complex.
Winthrop Street Baptist Church
Place of worship
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.
Winthrop Street Baptist Church is a historic Baptist church located at 39 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, USA. The Late Gothic Revival church was built in 1862 and was the second Baptist church built on the site. Winthrop Street Baptist Church is situated 1,200 feet south of Taunton Public Library.
St. Mary’s Complex
Church
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St. Mary's Complex is a historic Roman Catholic Church complex at Broadway and Washington Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The parish, the first in Taunton, was established in 1830, and the present church, its second was built in 1868, to a design by Patrick C. St. Mary’s Complex is situated 1,500 feet northeast of Taunton Public Library.
Old Colony History Museum
Museum
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The Old Colony History Museum is located at 66 Church Green in Taunton, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Since 1926, the museum has occupied the historic former Bristol Academy school building. Old Colony History Museum is situated 2,300 feet southeast of Taunton Public Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Taunton and Weir Village.
Taunton
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Taunton is a city in Massachusetts with a population of 59,000. It is nicknamed the "Silver City" for its tradition as a center of silversmithing, and the "Christmas City" for its festive Christmas displays on Taunton Green.
Weir Village
Suburb
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Weir Village is a village of the city of Taunton in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately one mile south of the city center on the banks of the Taunton River, near the point where it becomes tidal.
Oakland
Hamlet
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Taunton is a city in and the county seat of Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States. Taunton is situated on the Taunton River, which winds its way through the city on its way to Mount Hope Bay, 10 miles to the south. Oakland is situated 2½ miles west of Taunton Public Library.
Taunton Public Library
- Categories: Carnegie library, building, and education
- Location: City of Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.90373° or 41° 54′ 13″ northLongitude
-71.09481° or 71° 5′ 41″ westElevation
33 feet (10 metres)Open location code
87HCWW34+F3OpenStreetMap ID
way 216338415OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=yesGeoNames ID
7145290Wikidata ID
Q7688800
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In Other Languages
“Taunton Public Library” goes by many names.
- Spanish: “Biblioteca Pública de Taunton”
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