Library Facade

The Ray Memorial Library, dedicated to the memory of Emily Rockwood and Joseph Gordon Ray by their daughters, was completed in 1904. The building's architect was Henry Hammond Gallison.

Gallison modeled the building after a Greek temple. The pediment and the Ionic and Doric columns typify this style of architecture (picture, top)

The exterior pink granite, also used for the Boston Public Library, comes from the Stevens Ledge of the Milford Quarry in Milford, New Hampshire.