Amelia S. Givin Free Library
Amelia S. Givin Free Library | |
 Amelia S. Givin Free Library in 2024 | |
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| Location | 114 North Baltimore Avenue, Mount Holly Springs, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°6′59″N 77°11′21″W / 40.11639°N 77.18917°W |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | James T. Steen |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000841[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 11, 2004 |
The Amelia S. Givin Free Library is a historic public library in Mount Holly Springs, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2004.
History
[edit]The library was built in 1889 and was dedicated on January 2, 1890.[2] The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 2004.
Architecture
[edit]It was designed by Richardsonian Romanesque student James T. Steen[2] and is faced with Hummelstown brownstone.[3][not specific enough to verify] Design elements include intricate carvings, semicircular arched windows, crescent apse and moorish fretwork. The Amelia S. Givin Free Library "contains the most extensive and most elaborate installation of moorish fretwork still in existence today".
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b Tucker, Paul (February 3, 2004). "Nomination Form" (PDF). National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved April 8, 2009.
- ^ Advertising Booklet published by the Hummelstown Brownstone Co. p.27, circa 1907
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Amelia S. Givin Free Library Archived November 20, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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- Library buildings completed in 1889
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Romanesque Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
- 1890 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania
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