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135 Western Avenue

Address135, Western Avenue, Boston (Allston), MA, United States of America, 02134
Site Number06261
Alternate Names New England Deposit Library (NEDL),
Building Root Number 06261
Architect (Original) Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch, and Abbott
Constructed 1941
Building Acquired 2004
Land Acquired 2004
StatusActive
Materials for this building in our collection are not fully processed at this time.
Site Name HistoryThe site is named after its address.Historical Notes135 Western Avenue was built in 1941 for the New England Deposit Library, a storage library for a regional consortium of academic and public library systems, including Harvard's. Harvard acquired the building in 2005.Additional Information
“New Million-Book Library Building Being Constructed.” Cambridge Chronicle, 14 Aug. 1941, p. 12.
“Idle Books to Have Library.” The Harvard Crimson, 23 Sept. 1941, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1941/9/23/idle-books-to-have-library-plong/.
“New Library Will Relieve Crowded Widener Shelves.” The Harvard Crimson, 28 Nov. 1941, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1941/11/28/new-library-will-relieve-crowded-widener/.
“Joint Library Stores Greater Boston Books.” The Harvard Crimson, 10 Mar. 1942, https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1942/3/10/joint-library-stores-greater-boston-books/.
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