National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
Pratt Historic Building
a.k.a. Paul Pratt Memorial Library; Cohasset Free Public Library
106-110 South Main St., Cohasset, MA Local significance of the building: Education; Architecture; Art
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2006.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
The Boston Molasses Disaster occurred in 1919 when a large tank of molasses burst and flooded the streets of Boston's North End, killing 21 people and injuring 150.