B. B. Comer Memorial Library

B.B. Comer Memorial Library
Location 711 N. Broadway Ave., Sylacauga, Alabama
Coordinates 33°10′39″N 86°15′4″W / 33.17750°N 86.25111°WCoordinates: 33°10′39″N 86°15′4″W / 33.17750°N 86.25111°W
Area 1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built 1939
Architectural style Moderne
Governing body Local
NRHP Reference # 05000972[1]
Added to NRHP September 6, 2005

The B.B. Comer Memorial Library is a library located in Sylacauga, Alabama. The library was named to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 2005.[1]

The library was originally founded in 1936 as the Sylacauga Public Library. It was moved three years later, and after a $5,000 grant by the family B. B. Comer, the library was renamed in his honor.[2] The library was created with a marble exterior, and was originally built through the Works Progress Administration.[3]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. "B.B. Comer Memorial Library History". B.B. Comer Memorial Library. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
  3. "NRHP nomination for B.B. Comer Memorial Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-01.