Adams Free Library

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The Adams Free Library is located in an architecturally stunning building that is prominently positioned on Park Street at McKinley Square. It is constructed of a distinctive buff-colored brick in the Beaux Arts style. William McKinley laid the cornerstone of the building on September 25, 1897, during his first visit to Adams as President of the United States. The library opened to the public on January 2, 1899. The memorial library building was originally constructed to serve three purposes: to house the public library, to serve as a Civil War Memorial and to be a meeting place for the Civil War veterans association in Adams. The veterans’ group was called the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) George E. Sayles Post 126.

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