Frederic C. Adams Public Library, Kingston

Name: Frederic C. Adams Public Library
Address: Kingston, United States

#3 among attractions in Kingston

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The Frederic C. Adams Public Library is a historic library building at 33 Summer Street in Kingston, Massachusetts. Designed by Joseph Everett Chandler, a major proponent of the Colonial Revival style, the library was built in 1898 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. The building ceased operation as a public library in December 1994, when the town opened the new Kingston Public Library at 6 Green Street. ()

Built: 1898 (126 years ago)Coordinates: 41°59'45"N, 70°43'48"W

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Frederic C. Adams Public Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Pilgrim Hall Museum, National Monument to the Forefathers, Hedge House, Richard Sparrow House.

4.1 miSE
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Pilgrim Hall Museum, Plymouth
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Historical place, State park, Monuments and statues
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Museum, History museum, Historical place
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4.4 miSE
Museum, History museum, Historical place
Richard Sparrow House, Plymouth
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41°57'12"N • 70°43'0"W
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Museum, History museum, Historical place
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State park, Historical place, Monuments and statues
Myles Standish Monument State Reservation, Duxbury
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Museum, Art museum
Art Complex Museum, Duxbury
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1.7 miE
41°59'12"N • 70°42'0"W
Gray's Beach Park, Kingston
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3.2 miSE
Park, Nature and wildlife
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Museum, History museum
Bradford House, Duxbury
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