Bancroft Memorial Library, 1906

Negative no.A352. June 6, 1906. Image depicts a single-story stone building with an arched doorway and windows. The library was donated to the town in 1898 by Joseph Bancroft, a Draper Company executive, in memory of his wife, Sylvia. The building was designed by Boston architect C. Howard Walker. It is constructed of Milford granite, and was modeled after Merton College Chapel at Oxford. On the left are marble sculptures that include an eagle, Greek goddess, two urns, and a bench; part of this group contains a fountain. See Box 21, Negative 317 for a view of the fountain; see Box 130, Negative 77 and Negative 78, and Negative 342, in this box, for other views of the library. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 5 x 7 in. See Collection 6612 P, Box 3, Folder 2, Item 352 for print of this negative.