Historic Style: Northborough (Mass.) Free Public Library

Many people want nothing more than the comfort and quiet dignity of a traditional style when they go to the library. These projects, many of them historic restorations, offer just that.

A $6-million expansion more than quadrupled the size of Northborough (Mass.) Free Public Library and restored the original early 1900s granite Richardsonian building. The 20,800-square-foot addition is clad with a precast-granite blend and copper bays that complement the original building’s copper trim.

Architect: Johnson Roberts Associates

Photo: Peter Vanderwarker