Dyer Library, Saco

Name: Dyer Library
Address: 371 Main Street, Saco, United States

#3 among attractions in Saco

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Dyer Library is the public library serving Saco, Maine. Funded by a bequest from Olive Dyer, the first home of the Dyer Library opened in 1881 in the basement of Saco City Hall. The library is now located in the J.G. Deering House. ()

Established: 1881 (143 years ago)Coordinates: 43°30'7"N, 70°26'29"W

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371 Main StreetSaco United States

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Dyer Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saco Museum, City Theater, Saint Joseph's Church, St. Andre's Parish.

~260 ftSW
Specialty museum, Museum
Saco Museum, Saco
2 min walk • The J.G. Deering House also known as the Dyer Library/Saco Museum is an historic house at 371 Main Street in Saco, Maine. Completed in 1870, it is a fine local example of Italianate style.
1 miSW
Concerts and shows, Opera, Theater
City Theater, Biddeford
25 min walk • Biddeford City Theater is a restored Victorian opera house at 205 Main Street in Biddeford, Maine, United States.
1.1 miSW
Church
Saint Joseph's Church, Biddeford
29 min walk • Saint Joseph's Church is one of the 5 churches of Good Shepherd Parish located at 178 Elm Street in Biddeford, Maine, and is the tallest building in Maine.
0.9 miSW
Church
St. Andre's Parish, Biddeford
24 min walk • St. Andre's Parish is a former parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland, located on Bacon and Sullivan Streets in Biddeford, Maine, USA. The parish was founded in 1860 to serve the city's large French-Canadian and French-American communities. On July 1, 2008, St. Andres was merged into the newly formed Good Shepherd Parish.
1 miSW
Library
McArthur Public Library, Biddeford
25 min walk • McArthur Public Library is a public library in Biddeford, Maine. It opened in October 1863 as a department within Biddeford City Hall, and has been in its current location since 1902.
~1510 ftSW
City hall, Greek Revival architecture
Saco City Hall, Saco
8 min walk • Saco City Hall is located at 300 Main Street in downtown Saco, Maine. It is a transitional Greek Revival-Italianate brick building, designed by Thomas Hill and built in 1855. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
~1790 ftNW
Greek Revival architecture
Thacher-Goodale House, Saco
9 min walk • The Thacher-Goodale House is a historic house at 121 North Street in Saco, Maine. Built in 1827, it is a sophisticated early expression of Greek Revival architecture, retaining significant Federal period details.
0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Biddeford Main Street Historic District, Biddeford
24 min walk • Biddeford Main Street Historic District is an historic district in downtown Biddeford, Maine, USA. It encompasses the heart of the city's civic and commercial business district, extending along Main and Water Streets between Pike and Elm Streets, extending for short distances along several side streets.
0.9 miSW
Neighbourhood
Biddeford–Saco Mills Historic District, Biddeford
23 min walk • The Biddeford–Saco Mills Historic District encompasses the historic mill complex that flanks both sides of the Saco River in Biddeford and Saco, Maine.

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Which popular attractions are close to Dyer Library?

Nearby attractions include Saco Museum, Saco (2 min walk), Saco City Hall, Saco (8 min walk), Thacher-Goodale House, Saco (9 min walk), Biddeford–Saco Mills Historic District, Biddeford (23 min walk).