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B.F. Jones Memorial Library
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Front of the library
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| Location: | 663 Franklin Ave., Aliquippa, Pennsylvania |
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| Area: | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| Built: | 1927 |
| Architect: | A & S Wilson Co., et al. |
| Architectural style: | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance revival |
| Governing body: | Local |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78002341[1] |
| Added to NRHP: | December 15, 1978 |
The B.F. Jones Memorial Library is a historic library in Aliquippa, a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for steel tycoon Benjamin Franklin Jones, it was built in 1927 with money donated by Jones' daughter.[2]:5 As a product of the profits of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, for which Aliquippa was a company town,[3] it resembled a Carnegie library.
Rated a high-quality example of small-scale Renaissance Revival architecture, the two-story library is built primarily of Indiana Limestone with a bronze roof.[2]:2, 7 Among its leading features are multiple plaster casts, windows of stained glass, carvings in imitation of those made by Italian sculptor Andrea della Robbia, and a large statue of Jones.[2]:3, 5
In 1978, the library was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and for its association with Jones in the development of Aliquippa.[1][2]:5 The library continues in operation to the present day.
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