Margaret Reaney Memorial Library

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Margaret Reaney Memorial Library
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Location19 Kingsbury Ave., St. Johnsville, New York
Coordinates 42°59′49″N74°40′38″W / 42.99694°N 74.67722°W / 42.99694; -74.67722 Coordinates: 42°59′49″N74°40′38″W / 42.99694°N 74.67722°W / 42.99694; -74.67722
Area1.06 acres (0.43 ha)
Built1909 (1909), 1936
Built byEverett, Edward
ArchitectHaug, Carl; Haug Fred
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 12000210 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 16, 2012

Margaret Reaney Memorial Library is a historic library building located at St. Johnsville, Montgomery County, New York. It is a one-story, Classical Revival style brick building over a raised basement. It consists of a cruciform plan main block constructed in 1909, and a 1936 "T"-plan addition. The front facade features a projecting entrance portico. The building is placed in the contributing Village Memorial Park with a Soldiers Monument (1937) and a Bronze Sculpture (1898) by Roland Hinton Perry (1870-1941). [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2012. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 4/16/12 through 4/20/12. National Park Service. 2012-04-27.
  2. "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01.Note: This includes Travis Bowman (February 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Margaret Reaney Memorial Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs