B.F. Jones Memorial Library
B.F. Jones Memorial Library | |
Front of the library | |
40°36′47″N 80°15′5″W / 40.61306°N 80.25139°W / 40.61306; -80.25139 | |
Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
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Built | 1927 |
Architect | A & S Wilson Co., et al. |
Architectural style | Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance revival |
NRHP reference No. | 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.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b c d Virostek, Frank E. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: B.F. Jones Memorial Library. National Park Service, no date. Accessed 2009-12-14.
- ^ History Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, City of Aliquippa. Accessed 2009-12-14.
External links
- Library website
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District
- Beaver Historic District
- Bridgewater Historic District
- Economy Historic District
- Raccoon Creek RDA
- Bridge in South Beaver Township
- Carnegie Free Library, Beaver Falls
- James Beach Clow House
- William B. Dunlap Mansion
- Fort McIntosh Site
- Greersburg Academy
- B.F. Jones Memorial Library
- Legionville
- David Littell House
- Merrick Art Gallery
- Merrill Lock No. 6
- Pittsburgh and Lake Erie Passenger Station, Aliquippa
- Capt. William Vicary House
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