The (old) Otis Library 80 Broadway Norwich, CT Built by: Joseph Otis (July 1768-April 1854) Opened: 1850 Architectural style: Greek Revival The library opened with 250 volumes and over 1,000 subscribers. Hamlin B. Buckingham was the first librarian. By February… Read More ›
Carnegie Library Building 822 N. Second St Chillicothe, IL 61523 Carnegie grant date: Apr 19, 1915 Grant amount: $10,000 Opened: 1917 Served as the town library until 2005 Currently the home of Waxwing Books For my birthday earlier this month,… Read More ›
We recently took a drive (as we often do) down what’s left of Route 66 in north-central Illinois. We stopped to picnic in Dwight, IL and discovered they have one beautiful library. Prairie Creek Library 501 Carriage House Lane Dwight,… Read More ›
Taylor Memorial Library 5 Broad Street Milford, CT 06460 Built: 1894 Built by: Henry Taylor as a memorial to his mother Designed by: Joseph W. Northrup Style: Richardsonian Romanesque Inspired by the Thomas Crane Public Library in Quincy, Massachusetts which… Read More ›