1907 Public Library NORTH ADAMS MA

The Honorable Albert C. Houghton, 1st Mayor of North Adams, purchased the former Sanford Blackinton residence and gave it to the city for a public library as a memorial to his brother Andrew Jackson Houghton. Mr. Houghton also donated $10,000 to make the building suitable for use as a library. This sum did not prove adequate for the necessary alterations and repairs, so the City Council appropriated an additional $9,000. [SOURCE]


IN LOVING MEMORY OF HIS BROTHER; Mayor Houghton's Gift to the City of North Adams, Mass. An article from The New York Times, May 3, 1896, Wednesday [ARTICLE]

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