Adriance Memorial Library
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| Adriance Memorial Library | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Poughkeepsie, NY |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1896 |
| Architect: | Charles F. Rose; Titus & Round |
| Architectural style(s): | Classical Revival |
| Added to NRHP: | November 26, 1982 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 82001118 [1] |
| MPS: | Poughkeepsie MRA |
| Governing body: | Poughkeepsie Public Library District |
The Adriance Memorial Library is the main public library of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, serving the city and town of Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. It is on Market Street south of downtown. It is a member library of the Mid-Hudson Library System, which has its headquarters next door.
The Adriance Memorial Library, named after a family who provided funding for the construction of its building in 1897,[2] is the oldest tax-supported library in New York State and the third oldest in the United States, dating back to 1839 at various locations prior to the construction of the current building.[citation needed] The building, which was expanded in 1922, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[2]
The single-story Tennessee marble domed building features a parapeted roof, projecting cornice with modillions, plain frieze and central pavilion with four Corinthian columns. Decorative panels on the facade feature torch and swag motifs. The interior features Tiffany brass plaques and intact oak woodwork.[2] The library's annual report described it as a Renaissance Revival building,[2] but today it is more frequently described as Classical Revival.[1]
The Adriance Memorial library was given to the city of Poughkeepsie by the Adriance family, who ran a successful farm equipment company in Poughkeepsie. John and Mary Adriance's six children donated $100,000 from the fortune he made developing the buckeye plow to build the library, and purchase its books, in their parents' memory. It opened with a huge gala celebration on October 18, 1897.[3]
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- ^ a b National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2006-03-15).
- ^ a b c d Sharp, Townley (1980-08-12). National Register of Historic Places nomination, Adriance Memorial Library. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
- ^ "POUGHKEEPSIE'S NEW LIBRARY.; The Adriance Memorial Building Formally Presented to the City.", The New York Times, 1897-10-18. Retrieved on 2008-04-14.
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