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Bemesderfer Executive Center or the Old Library, is an 1894 Romanesque Revival building on the campus of Millersville University. Built to replace the over-crowded library in Old Main, Bemesderfer Executive served many roles over the years and now serves as the Office of the President and Provost. With the opening of Ganser Hall in 1967, the ...
The library's collection included 1,000 books when it opened, increasing to 8,000 by 1908; it also included a large art gallery. The library served in its original capacity until 1958, when a new library opened and the old building became Canton's city hall. [2] The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. [1]
The Cook Memorial Library, also known as the Ansel B. Cook House, is a historic house museum in Libertyville, Illinois, United States. It was built as a Victorian house for contractor and politician Ansel B. Cook in 1878. In his will, Cook donated the home to be used as a public library, although it remained for many years the residence of Cook ...
South St. Paul is one step closer to having a county-run library, a solution that would provide residents with a modern space but leave the city's nearly century-old library sitting empty. The new ...
The building served as the original public library for Naperville from its construction in 1897 until 1986, when the library operations moved to the new, modern Nichols Library on Jefferson Avenue in Naperville. [2] [3] The building is constructed with yellow brick and indigenous limestone, of a much lighter design than is typical for the style.
The Lincoln Presidential Library is a research library [19] which houses books, papers and artifacts related to Lincoln's life and the American Civil War. In addition to the works associated with Lincoln and his era, the library houses the collection of the Illinois State Historical Library (founded by the state in 1889) and serves as a premier ...
In 2000, Oak Park voters approved the library referendum to spend $30 million to build a new Main Library building, as well as to accelerate the repairs to the 63-year-old Maze Branch Library. The proposed new three-story Main Library building more than doubled the size of the previous building and offered the flexibility to meet future ...
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978, under the name, Old Chicago Historical Society Building. The building was the home of the Chicago Historical Society after its original headquarters burned down [ 2 ] in the Great Chicago Fire , [ 3 ] and prior to its relocation to Lincoln Park in 1931.