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Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester, Mass.
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Sawyer Free Library 2025 Building
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Remodel of the 1976 Dale Avenue building and construction of a new addition starting in 2023.
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Spray-applied fireproofing on the second floor
insulation and vapor retarder to the second floor south wall
Ground floor stairway
Ground floor sheathing in the electrical room
Ground floor partitions
Framing on the ground floor with the plumbing roughed in
First floor shaft with ductwork
Construction site from the west side (School Street)
Construction site from the northeast corner
View of construction site from Dale Ave
Can see new windows in the clerestory
Cast wall at Dale Ave entrance
Cast walls for amphitheater
Framing for staff office on the second floor
Second floor framing and ductwork
Framing of the curved ceiling on the second floor
Floor markings for partitions on the ground floor
Ground floor framing and plumbing
Framing for the first floor reading room
Framing for the first floor reading room
Framing for staff office on the first floor
Interior view of Dale Ave entrance with staircase to second floor
Construction site from the west side (School Street)
Construction site from the southeast
Construction site from the northeast corner
View of construction site from Dale Ave
Dale Ave entrance construction
Construction site from the northeast corner
Membrane roof of new addition
View of roof equipment
Second floor of new addition
View of shear wall at the staircase
Second floor of new addition
View of ductwork and fire protection work
Second floor of 1976 building
View of ductwork and fire protection work
First floor of 1976 building
View of framing for shear wall
First floor of new addition
View of partition framing
First floor of new addition
View of partition framing and ductwork
Ground floor in 1976 building
View of installed floor boxes
Construction site from Dale Ave
Front porch on Dale Ave
Membrane roof of the new front proch
Filling in the windows of the 1913 wing with brick
Amphitheater rebar wall
Membrane roof of 1913 wing
Membrane roof of new addition
Library roof where the 1976 building and new addition meet
First floor of new addition
Shows exterior framing and curtain wall
Second floor of 1976 building
Shows the first floor reading room area
Building of amphitheater walls
Ground floor of the new addition
Shows delivery of toilets and sinks
Second floor of 1976 addition
Shows staircase landing
Second floor of 1976 addition
Shows duct work
Second floor of new addition
Shows exterior framing
Second floor of new addition
Shows exterior framing
Second floor of 1976 addition
Shows duct work
Second floor of 1976 addition
Shows duct work
Second floor of 1976 addition
Shows duct work
First floor of new addition
Shows Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) wall
Ground floor of the new addition
Shows Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) wall
Ground floor of 1976 building
Near shear wall
Ground floor of 1976 building
Near the shear wall showing the fire prevention piping
Ground floor of new addition
Exterior construction site
North side of the building next to Central Grammar
Planter walls at Dale Ave entrance
Dale Ave entrance
Dale Ave porch
Canopy of Dale Ave entrance
Concrete Masonry Unit (CMU) wall and staircase
New addition
View from School Street
Cantilevered bay window in new addition
City Hall is in the background
Second floor in 1976 building
Second floor in 1976 building
View of new reading room area
Looking towards the shear wall placement
View of new reading room area
View is looking towards Dale Ave
First floor in new addition
View is looking towards Central Grammar
First floor in new addition
View is looking towards School Street
View of new reading room area
View is looking towards Central Grammar
Front entrance construction
View from Dale Ave
Front entrance construction
View from Dale Ave
New addition framework wrapped for concrete pour
New addition framework wrapped for concrete pour
First floor in new addition
shows the underslab piping.
View of exisiting roof
View from south side showing partial sheathing
View of new reading room area
View is looking across first floor towards the gallery area.
View of new reading room area
View is looking from above on the second floor.
Exterior construction site
View from northeast corner
Second floor in new addition
View of steel framwork and initial decking
Second floor in 1976 building
Mezzanine area filled in.
First floor of 1976 building
View of the new reading room area.
First floor in new addition
View of steel framwork and initial decking
Gallery area
Former South wing of library. View is facing east towards Dale Avenue.
Ground floor in new front addition
Looking towards Dale Avenue
Ground floor in 1976 building
Backfilled trenches across the floor
Ground floor in 1976 building
Backfilled excavation for the new shear wall footings
View from Central Grammar
Exterior construction site showing existing 1976 building connection to the new addition.
New Addition framework
View from Central Grammar side including area of staircase.
Second floor in 1976 building
Interior view looking towrds Dale Ave.
First floor of 1976 building
View of the new reading room area.
First floor of New Addition
View of steel framwork and initial decking
First floor of 1976 building
Interior view looking out to Dale Ave and showing the new porch.
First floor of 1976 building
Interior view looking east..
View from Dale Ave northwest corner
Exterior construction site in front of the amphitheater
New Addition framework
View of three story steelwork from the southwest corner.
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