Florence Public Library

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Florence Public Library
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Location319 S. Irby St., Florence, South Carolina
Coordinates 34°11′31″N79°46′6″W / 34.19194°N 79.76833°W / 34.19194; -79.76833 Coordinates: 34°11′31″N79°46′6″W / 34.19194°N 79.76833°W / 34.19194; -79.76833
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1925 (1925), 1977-1978
ArchitectWilkins & Hopkins; Haynesworth & Stuckey
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 06001041 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 2006

Florence Public Library, also known as the Florence County Public Library, is a historic library building located at Florence, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a two-story-over-raised-basement, T-shaped brick veneered building with Neo-Classical Revival architecture and Beaux Arts design influences. It has a concrete foundation, reinforced concrete walls, limestone decorative elements, and a standing seam metal roof. It was the first public library in Florence. In 1977-1978 the library built a large one-story expansion and made extensive renovations to the original 1925 building. [2] [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Kathy Nance Nephew (September 2006). "Florence Public Library" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Florence Public Library, Florence County (319 S. Irby St., Florence)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)