Jonathan Bourne Public Library

The Jonathan Bourne Public Library is a public library in Bourne, Massachusetts. Prior to 1891, the town lacked a public library, as it was a part of the town of Sandwich.

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Type: Library
Description: public library in Bourne, Massachusetts
Also known as: “Jonathan Bourne Historical Center”
Address: 19 Sandwich Road, Bourne, MA 02532

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Bourne Town Hall and Bourne station.

Bourne Town Hall

Town hall

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Bourne Town Hall is the town hall of Bourne, Massachusetts. It is located at 24 Perry Road in the Buzzards Bay section of the town. The two story Classical Revival brick building was built in 1914 to a design by architect James Purdon, and is the town's first and only purpose-built town hall. Bourne Town Hall is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Jonathan Bourne Public Library.

Bourne station

Railway station

Bourne station is a train station in Bourne, Massachusetts, served by the CapeFlyer. Bourne station is situated 3,200 feet northeast of Jonathan Bourne Public Library.

Bourne Bridge

Bridge

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The Bourne Bridge in Bourne, Massachusetts, carries Route 28 across the Cape Cod Canal, connecting Cape Cod with the rest of Massachusetts. It won the American Institute of Steel Construction's Class "A" Award of Merit as the "Most Beautiful Steel Bridge" in 1934. Bourne Bridge is situated 3,100 feet northeast of Jonathan Bourne Public Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourne and Buzzards Bay.

Bourne

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Bourne is in Massachusetts on Cape Cod. The Cape Cod Canal runs through it. Bourne includes seven villages: Bournedale, Buzzards Bay, Cataumet, Monument Beach, Pocasset, Sagamore and Sagamore Beach.

Buzzards Bay

Village

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Buzzards Bay is a census-designated place in the town of Bourne in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. As of the 2020 census, Buzzards Bay had a population of 4,279. It is the most populous of the five CDPs in Bourne.