Taunton Public Library, Taunton

Name: Taunton Public Library
Address: 12 Pleasant St, Taunton, 02780-3203, United States
Telephone: +1 508-821-1410

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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. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a particularly fine local example of Beaux Arts architecture. ()

Built: 1903 (121 years ago)Coordinates: 41°54'13"N, 71°5'41"W

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12 Pleasant StTaunton (City Center)Taunton 02780-3203 United States

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+1 508-821-1410

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Taunton Public Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton City Hall, Taunton Common, Pilgrim Congregational Church.

0.4 miSE
History museum, Museum
Old Colony Historical Society, Taunton
12 min walk • 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.
~1700 ftSE
City hall
Taunton City Hall, Taunton
9 min walk • Taunton City Hall is an historic city hall containing the offices of the municipal government for the city of Taunton, Massachusetts, including the office of the mayor and the city council chambers.
~760 ftSE
Park, Road
Taunton Common, Taunton
4 min walk • US Post Office-Taunton Main is the main post office facility in the city center of Taunton, Massachusetts. Built in 1930 with funding from the Works Progress Administration, it is a fine example of Classical Revival architecture.
~410 ftE
Church, Romanesque architecture
Pilgrim Congregational Church, Taunton
2 min walk • Pilgrim Congregational Church is an historic Congregational Church at 45 Broadway in Taunton, Massachusetts. The Ronamesque stone church was designed by architect Richard Upjohn and built in 1852.
0.4 miSE
Church
First Parish Church, Taunton
10 min walk • First Parish Church is an historic church located within the Church Green Historic District in Taunton, Massachusetts. It is the fourth meetinghouse since 1647 to be located on what was the original town common. The current church building was built in 1830, constructed of field stone in the Gothic Revival style.
~840 ftE
Church
Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall, Taunton
5 min walk • The Union Mission Chapel-Historical Hall is an historic building at 5 Cedar Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. Built as a chapel in 1867, it has also served as a mission hall and museum, and housed the local American Legion chapter for many years beginning in 1926.
~1390 ftN
Church
St. Mary's Complex, Taunton
7 min walk • 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. Keely.
0.5 miSE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Thomas Episcopal Church, Taunton
13 min walk • St. Thomas Episcopal Church is an historic church at 115 High Street in Taunton, Massachusetts, United States. Its present building, an 1857 Gothic Revival structure designed by Richard Upjohn, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1290 ftS
Church
Winthrop Street Baptist Church, Taunton
7 min walk • 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.
~1230 ftE
Gothic Revival architecture
C.J.H. Bassett House, Taunton
6 min walk • The C.J.H. Bassett House is a historic house located at 20 Chestnut Street in Taunton, Massachusetts. The house was built in 1851 for Charles Jarvis Hunt Bassett, a prominent Taunton attorney and president of the Taunton Bank.
0.4 miS
Greek Revival architecture
Lord-Baylies-Bennett House, Taunton
11 min walk • The Lord-Baylies-Bennett House is a historic house located at 66 Winthrop Street in Taunton, Massachusetts.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

When is Taunton Public Library open?

Taunton Public Library is open:

Monday 9 am - 7:45 pm
Tuesday 9 am - 7:45 pm
Wednesday 9 am - 7:45 pm
Thursday 9 am - 7:45 pm
Friday 9 am - 7:45 pm
Saturday 9 am - 5:45 pm
Sunday closed

Which popular attractions are close to Taunton Public Library?

Nearby attractions include Morse House, Taunton (1 min walk), Pilgrim Congregational Church, Taunton (2 min walk), Taunton Green Historic District, Taunton (3 min walk), Taunton Common, Taunton (4 min walk).

How to get to Taunton Public Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to Taunton Public Library:

Bus

Bloom Bus Terminal (10 min walk)