Spalding Memorial Library-Tioga Point Museum
Spalding Memorial Library-Tioga Point Museum | |
Spalding Memorial Library-Tioga Point Museum in November 2009 | |
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| Location | 724 S. Main St., Athens, Pennsylvania |
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| Area | 1.3 acres (0.53 ha) |
| Built | 1897-1898, 1928 |
| Architect | Albert Hamilton Kipp; Harry Charles Child (1928 addition) |
| Architectural style | Colonial Revival, Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 00000059[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 18, 2000 |
The Spalding Memorial Library-Tioga Point Museum is an historic, American library and museum building that is located in Athens, Bradford County, Pennsylvania.
Part of the Athens Historic District,[1] it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
History and architectural features
[edit | edit source]Built between 1897 and 1898, this historic structure is a Colonial Revival/Classical Revival-style civic building. The main section measures 60 by 38 feet (18 by 12 m), and is two-story, brick structure with Indiana limestone trim on a raised basement. It features a central entry pedimented portico reached by a set of stairs and supported by four Ionic order columns. A two-story, rear addition was built in 1928, and measures 43 by 28 feet (13.1 by 8.5 m). An elevator tower was added to it in 1999.[2]
References
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[edit | edit source]- Library buildings completed in 1898
- Museums in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Colonial Revival architecture in Pennsylvania
- Neoclassical architecture in Pennsylvania
- Buildings and structures in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- History museums in Pennsylvania
- Native American museums in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Pennsylvania