B.F. Jones Memorial Library

United States historic place
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
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectA & S Wilson Co., et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance revival
NRHP reference No.78002341[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 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.

Italian original for carvings at the library

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ History Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, City of Aliquippa. Accessed 2009-12-14.

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