W.R. Surles Memorial Library

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W.R. Surles Memorial Library
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W.R. Surles Memorial Library in 2017
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Location105 W. Main St., Proctorville, North Carolina
Coordinates 34°28′36″N79°2′16″W / 34.47667°N 79.03778°W / 34.47667; -79.03778 Coordinates: 34°28′36″N79°2′16″W / 34.47667°N 79.03778°W / 34.47667; -79.03778
Area7 acres (2.8 ha)
Built1951 (1951)
Built byT.A. Nye and Sons
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 09000725 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 16, 2009

W.R. Surles Memorial Library is a historic library building located at Proctorville, Robeson County, North Carolina. It was built in 1951, and is a one-story, front-gabled, one-bay wide, brick building in the Colonial Revival style. It measures 20 feet wide and 30 feet long. It is a privately operated library open to the public. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2009. [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. Rose Oliver; Sarah Britt & Ann Swallow (May 2009). "W.R. Surles Memorial Library" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved 2015-02-01.