B.F. Jones Memorial Library
B.F. Jones Memorial Library | |
| File:B.F. Jones Memorial Library, Aliquippa.jpg Front of the library | |
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| Location | 663 Franklin Ave., Aliquippa, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 0.6 acres (0.24 ha) |
| 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
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- ^ History Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, City of Aliquippa. Accessed 2009-12-14.
External links
[edit | edit source]- Library website Archived April 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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- Library buildings completed in 1927
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Libraries established in 1927
- Public libraries in Pennsylvania
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Education in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Tourist attractions in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Beaver County, Pennsylvania
- Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
- 1927 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Western Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs