Redpath Library
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The Redpath Library is a library at McGill University, Montreal, Canada. It is in Redpath Hall.
The library was founded by Peter Redpath in 1893, who also founded the Redpath Museum at the University. The architect of the building, in the Romanesque style, was Sir Andrew Taylor (born 1825) from Edinburgh, Scotland. The library incorporates much ornamentation. There are creatures and gargoyles in the roof, including two representing Redpath and Taylor.
The library stacks were expanded in 1900–01 by Taylor, at the request of Redpath's wife, Grace. The library was expanded again in 1921, by Percy Erskine Nobbs and George Taylor Hyde. New reading areas were added in 1952–54
The building is currently used as an auditorium.
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