Item 352: Bancroft Memorial Library, 1906

Printed in 1974 from glass plate 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 Item 317 for a view of the fountain; see Box 12, Folder 3, Item 77 and Item 78, and Item 342, in this folder, for other views of the library. Original photograph by the Draper Company. 25 x 20.5 cm.