Paintsville Public Library Building Explained

Paintsville Public Library
Location:Second St., Paintsville, Kentucky
Coordinates:37.8153°N -82.8064°W
Built:1934
Architect:WPA
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:January 26, 1989
Refnum:88003164

The Paintsville Public Library Building is a historic building located at 305 Second Street in Paintsville, Kentucky. It was constructed by the WPA in 1934.[1] The library closed in the 1940s and was replaced by the Johnson County Public Library on February 3, 1947, which utilized the building until the 1960s.[2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 26, 1989. It now serves as the board of education for the Paintsville Independent School District.

Notes and References

  1. http://kdl.kyvl.org/cgi/b/bib/bib-idx?type=simple;c=eadimages;q1=KUKAV-64M1-5457;rgn1=identifier;cc=eadimages;view=reslistlong;sort=A-Z;fmt=long;page=reslist Kentuckiana Digital Library
  2. 26 January 1989. Retrieved on 2010-12-31