Weber County Main Library

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Weber County Main Library
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Location2464 Jefferson Ave., Ogden, Utah
Coordinates 41°13′16″N111°57′54″W / 41.22111°N 111.96500°W / 41.22111; -111.96500
Area2.43 acres (0.98 ha) [1]
Built1968
Architect John L. Piers
NRHP reference No. 100004395 [2]
Added to NRHPSeptember 13, 2019

The Weber County Main Library, at 2464 Jefferson Ave. in Ogden, Utah, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2019. [2]

It is a New Formalist style building designed by architect John L. Piers (1922–1997) and built in 1968. It is 230 by 80 feet (70 m × 24 m) in plan. [1]

Others involved in its creation are Kenneth E. Hasenoehrl and Donald W. Mathewson as associate architects, and Edmund W. Allen. [1]

Piers also received assistance from Charlotte, North Carolina–based Galvin-Van Buren Associates. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Kate Hovanes; Anne Oliver; Stephanie Lechert (May 2, 2019). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Weber Stake Relief Society Building" (PDF). Utah History. Retrieved October 2, 2019. Includes 18 photos from 2017-19.
  2. 1 2 "Weekly listings". National Park Service. September 13, 2019.