Canastota Public Library Explained

Canastota Public Library
Location:102 W. Center St., Canastota, New York
Coordinates:43.0783°N -75.7556°W
Built:1902
Architect:Russell, Archimedes; Funda & Del Monico Bros.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:May 23, 1986
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:86001294

Canastota Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Canastota in Madison County, New York. It was designed and built in 1902, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is one of 2,509 such libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919, and one of 107 in New York State. Carnegie provided $10,000 toward the construction of the Canastota library. It is a two-story building on a raised, rusticated stone and brick foundation in the Classical Revival style.[1]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS) . http://webarchive.loc.gov/all/20190404141934/https://cris.parks.ny.gov/ . dead . 2019-04-04 . . Searchable database . 2016-05-01 . Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Canastota Public Library . 2016-05-01 . Naomi I. Klein . PDF . July 1983 .