The Nevins Memorial Library at 305 Broadway in Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen, Massachusetts

Methuen is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 43,789 at the 2000 census.-History:Methuen was first settled in 1642 and was officially incorporated in 1726; it is named for the British diplomat Sir Paul Methuen. Methuen was originally part of Haverhill,...

 was built in 1883 to honor David Nevins, Sr.

David Nevins, Sr.

David C. Nevins, Sr. was a wealthy New England industrialist. Born in Salem, New Hampshire, he owned the Pemberton Mill in nearby Lawrence, Massachusetts...

 as a memorial

Memorial

A memorial is an object which serves as a focus for memory of something, usually a person or an event. Popular forms of memorials include landmark objects or art objects such as sculptures, statues or fountains, and even entire parks....

 gift

Gift

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 from his wife Eliza Nevins (née Eliza Cotton), his elder son David Nevins, Jr.

David Nevins, Jr.

David C. Nevins, Jr. was a wealthy Yankee merchant in the city of Methuen, Massachusetts during the industrial boom of the late 19th century.-Life:...

, and his younger son Henry Cotton Nevins. The library is located at 305 Broadway in Methuen and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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 in 1984.

The Nevins Memorial Library offers resources including free Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi

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 internet access

Internet access

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, book club

Book club

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s, an outreach program to deliver books and media for homebound individuals, and so on. The library is also the custodian of the Nevins Memorial Library Historic Collection, much of which is in storage and for which viewing appointments should be made. The collection includes manuscript

Manuscript

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s and printed materials, genealogical

Genealogy

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 resources, vital records, assorted objet d'art and collectables, and the stained glass

Stained glass

The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works produced from it. Throughout its thousand-year history, the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows of churches and other significant buildings...

windows of the library itself.

External links

• Nevins Memorial Library