The Elon Public Library is a historic public library building at Camden and Younger Drives in Amherst, Virginia. It is a modest vernacular single story wood-frame structure with a gabled roof. It was built in 1918, and was the Amherst County's first rural free library. It served as a lending library for the surrounding area until 1965, as well as a community meeting space and polling place. It was closed when the county dedicated a portion of the nearby school for use as a public library.[2]
Elon Village Library | |
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| Location | Corner of Camden and Younger Drs., Amherst, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 37°30′50″N 79°11′40″W / 37.51389°N 79.19444°W |
| Built | 1918 |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000793[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 22, 2016 |
The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
- ^ "NRHP nomination for Elon Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-08.