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style. Single-story wings flank a heavy, two-story central mass, with the reading room extending rearwards to form an overall T shape. A central entryway framed with
Romanesque triple arch is set deep within the building's flat front facade, with an asymmetric stairway tower protruding forwards to
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Longmeadow sandstone in striking polychrome patterns, the light stones forming checkerboards within dark, reddish walls. The arches are of pale Ohio sandstone, as is the thick cornice band incised with a lengthy and sententious motto.
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495:Barnstable
390:2014-03-05
317:References
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169:Architect
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829:southern
824:northern
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747:Sherborn
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