The Solvay Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Solvay at Onondaga County, New York. It was built between 1903 and 1905, and is a one-story, buff-colored brick building on a high basement. It has a hipped roof and Classical Revival style design elements including a distyle-in-antis portico in the Ionic order. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie.[2]

Solvay Public Library
Solvay Public Library is located in New York
Solvay Public Library
Solvay Public Library is located in the United States
Solvay Public Library
Location615 Woods Rd., Solvay, New York
Coordinates43°3′27″N 76°12′26″W / 43.05750°N 76.20722°W / 43.05750; -76.20722
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1903 (1903)-1905
ArchitectRandall, James A.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.07001124[1]
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 2007

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.[1]

It was renovated in recent years with focus on preserving and restoring historically accurate details.[citation needed]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)" (Searchable database). New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2015-12-01. Note: This includes Anthony Opalka (August 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Solvay Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-12-01. and Accompanying photographs