CARNEGIE LIBRARY

Architect Name: WILLIAM NICHOLS
Architectural Style:
Builder Name: ALONZO ROBERTSON
Designated: Yes - 4/12/1999

Historical Notes

THE N.F.CARNEGIE LIBRARY WAS ONE OF 111 LIBRARIES BUILT BETWEEN 1901 AND 1923 IN ONTARIO AS THE RESULT OF THE PHILANTHROPY OF ANDREW CARNEGIE. THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION WAS APPROXIMATELY $15,000. IT SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR 64 YEARS UNTIL THE NEW VICTORIA LIBRARY WAS OPENED IN 1974.

Architectural Notes

THE BUILDING FEATURES A RAISED LIMESTONE BLOCK BASEMENT AND YELLOW BRICK QUOINS. ITS NEOCLASSICAL DETAILS INCLUDE THE FRONT PORTICO WITH BRICK COLUMNS AND AN EGG AND DART MOTIF, AND A CENTRAL GABLE WITH A CLOSED PEDIMENT, AN ENTABLATURE WITH FLAT MODILLIONS AND A SEMICIRCULAR FANLIGHT.