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New Brunswick Free Public Library

Coordinates: 40°29′29″N 74°26′45″W / 40.49139°N 74.44583°W / 40.49139; -74.44583 (New Brunswick Free Public Library)
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New Brunswick Free Public Library
Location60 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Coordinates40°29′29″N 74°26′45″W / 40.49139°N 74.44583°W / 40.49139; -74.44583 (New Brunswick Free Public Library)
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectGeorge K. Parsell
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
Part ofLivingston Avenue Historic District (ID96000072[1])
Designated CPFebruary 16, 1996

The New Brunswick Free Public Library is the public library of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The main library, built 1903, is located at 60 Livingston Avenue and is one of New Jersey's Carnegie libraries.[2] The Henry Guest House was moved to library grounds in 1924 and is bordered by the Willow Grove Cemetery. It is a contributing property of the Livingston Avenue Historic District. The library is the only building with Beaux Arts style in the district.[3][4]

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System – (#96000072)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "Your Library". New Brunswick Free Public Library.
  3. ^ Brown, Marvin A. (December 6, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Livingston Avenue Historic District". National Park Service. With accompanying 22 photos
  4. ^ Regan, Timothy E. (2003), New Brunswick, Arcadia Publishing, ISBN 9780738512860
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