Amelia S. Givin Free Library

Amelia S. Givin Free Library
Amelia S. Givin Free Library
Location: 114 North Baltimore Avenue,
Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania
Built: 1889
Architect: James T. Steen
Architectural style: Romanesque Revival
Governing body: Private
NRHP Reference#: 04000841[1]
Added to NRHP: August 11, 2004

The Amelia S. Givin Free Library is a historic public library in Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2004.

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History

The library was built in 1889 and was dedicated on January 2, 1890.[2] The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2004.

Architecture

It was designed by Richardsonian Romanesque student James T. Steen.[2] Design elements include intricate carvings, semicircular arched windows, crescent apse and moorish fretwork. The Amelia S. Givin Free Library "contains the most extensive and most elaborate installation of moorish fretwork still in existence today".

See also

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ a b Tucker, Paul (February 3, 2004). "Nomination Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce_imagery/phmc_scans/H050638_01H.pdf. Retrieved April 8, 2009. 

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