Solvay Public Library

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Solvay Public Library
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Location615 Woods Rd., Solvay, New York
Coordinates 43°3′27″N76°12′26″W / 43.05750°N 76.20722°W / 43.05750; -76.20722
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1903 (1903)-1905
ArchitectRandall, James A.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 07001124 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 31, 2007

The Solvay Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Solvay in Onondaga County, New York. It was built between 1903 and 1905, and is a one-story, buff-colored brick building on a high basement. It has a hipped roof and Classical Revival style design elements including a distyle-in-antis portico in the Ionic order. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

It was renovated in recent years with focus on preserving and restoring historically accurate details.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Anthony Opalka (August 2007). National Register of Historic Places Registration: New York SP Solvay Public Library. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved November 15, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)