Hamburg Public Library (Hamburg, Pennsylvania)

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Hamburg Public Library
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Location35 N. Third St., Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°33′21″N75°59′4″W / 40.55583°N 75.98444°W / 40.55583; -75.98444
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1903-1904
Built bySeaman, Charles F.
ArchitectDriebilbis, Monroe M.
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
NRHP reference No. 88002369 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 3, 1988

The Hamburg Public Library is an historic library building which is located in Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

History and architectural features

Designed and built between 1903 and 1904, with funds provided in part by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, the Hamburg Public Library is one of three thousand similar public libraries that were constructed between 1885 and 1919.

The building is an L-shaped, 1+1⁄2-story, brick structure, which was designed in the Romanesque Revival style. The entrance features a small courtyard and square portico, which is topped by an octagonal turret. The interior features an octagonal rotunda. [2]

This library building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15.Note: This includes Robert E. Bartmann (July 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hamburg Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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