Moore Public Library (Lexington, Michigan)

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Location7239 Huron Ave., Lexington, Michigan
Coordinates 43°16′6″N82°31′57″W / 43.26833°N 82.53250°W / 43.26833; -82.53250 Coordinates: 43°16′6″N82°31′57″W / 43.26833°N 82.53250°W / 43.26833; -82.53250
Arealess than one acre
Builtc. 1875
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Vernacular Classical
NRHP reference # 85000167 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 31, 1985

The Moore Public Library is a library building located at 7239 Huron Avenue Lexington, Michigan. The building was formerly a professional office, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1]

Lexington, Michigan Village in Michigan, United States

Lexington is a village in Sanilac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,178 at the 2010 census. The village is located within Lexington Township.

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

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History

John Divine was born in 1823, and by 1850 had moved to Lexington and married Mary Ann Francis. Soon after, he opened a law office, the first in Sanilac County. Divine served in the state legislature in 1855 and 1856, and in 1859 took on a partner in his law firm, W.S. Mills. Mills left after two years, and Divine soon took another partner, L.L. Wixson. By the mid-1870s, Divine was successful enough to build his own office in Lexington. The building likely housed a store at ground level, with Divine's law offices on the second floor. Divine ran his law practice out of this building until his death in 1892, after which ownership of the building passed to Judge and local resident Watson Beach. [2]

Sanilac County, Michigan County in the United States

Sanilac County is a county located in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 43,114. The county seat is Sandusky. The county was created on September 10, 1822, and was fully organized on December 31, 1849

In 1902, the building was purchased by Mary, Ella, and Emily Moore, the daughters of Charles H. Moore, who had settled in Lexington in 1854. The women refurbished the building into a public library and meeting hall, naming it after their father. The sisters also gave the library $2500 with which to start an endowment fund, and deeded the library to the village of Lexington in 1904. [2] The building continues to serve as a library. [3]

Description

The Moore Public Library is a two-story, three-bay brick structure. Although the original structure was likely Italianate in style, the refurbishment by the Moore sisters included the construction of a new facade in a vernacular neoclassical style. This new facade has a rusticated base at the first floor level, and an entry door in the right-hand bay with a brick porch sheltering it. A triple window spans the center and left bay. A wide metal frieze and cornice separates the first and second floors, and wraps around the side of the building. The second floor contains three tall, one-over-one, double hung sash windows. [2]

Italianate architecture 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture

The Italianate style of architecture was a distinct 19th-century phase in the history of Classical architecture.

Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century. In its purest form, it is a style principally derived from the architecture of classical antiquity, the Vitruvian principles, and the work of the Italian architect Andrea Palladio.

The interior of the building reflects the neoclassical design used to remodel the structure at the turn of the century. The first floor contains a small entry foyer near the front stairway, a large room to the front and a slightly smaller rear room. The walls are finished with tongue-and-groove wainscoting below and plaster on the upper portion. Windows have wood surrounds with molded sides and Classical top-pieces. A stained glass window in the stairwell contains a half-circle top piece and elaborate woodwork surrounds. The second floor contains an open hall flanked by the stairwell, a small room that is now a kitchen, and another small room in the front. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Janet L. Kreger (November 1984), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form: John Divine Law Office/Moore Public Library
  3. ↑ "Moore Public Library". Moore Public Library. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
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