The Burnham Library and Town Hall was built in 1894 as result of a bequest for that purpose. It was never used as a residence. The building has been called the finest surviving example of a Shingle Style municipal building in the United States. Except for the prominent fieldstone base and the windows, the rest of the structure is covered with shingles of varying patterns.” The architect, Frank W. Weston, started his career working for William Ralph Emerson who designed the two previous examples.
