Utica Public Library
Utica Public Library | |
Location | 303 Genesee St., Utica, New York |
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Coordinates | 43°5′49″N 75°14′21″W / 43.09694°N 75.23917°WCoordinates: 43°5′49″N 75°14′21″W / 43.09694°N 75.23917°W |
Area | 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) |
Built | 1903 |
Architect | Jackson, Arthur C. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival, Second Empire |
NRHP reference No. | 82001210[1] |
Added to NRHP | October 29, 1982 |
Utica Public Library is a historic library building located in Utica in Oneida County, New York. It is a rectangular five story Neoclassical style structure, constructed of New Haven brick on a limestone foundation. It features a central pedimented pavilion with Corinthian order columns. It was designed in 1903 by of Carrère and Hastings.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
Originally the Utica Public Library sat at the Broad Street offices of Attorney Justus Rathbone in 1825. In 1842 the library had 1,700 volumes. It then reached 4,000 volumes in 1865. In 1904 more than 25,000 books from Elizabeth Street were transferred to the library. In February 2004, the computer room was opened.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ John Harwood (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Utica Public Library". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-01-08. See also: "Accompanying eight photos".
- ^ "Library History » Utica Public Library".
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Categories:
- Library buildings completed in 1903
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)
- Neoclassical architecture in New York (state)
- Buildings and structures in Utica, New York
- National Register of Historic Places in Oneida County, New York
- Oneida County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs