Gloversville Free Library

Gloversville Public Library reopened on November 5 2018 after undergoing the renovation of the historic library building located at 58 East Fulton Street. The building was constructed in 1904, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is one of 3,000 such libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919, and one of 107 in New York State. Carnegie contributed $50,000 toward the cost to build. It is a two-story Beaux-Arts style building, designed by New York City architect Albert Randolph Ross. It consists of four parts: a domed entrance hall containing stairwells, a large central stack space, and two flanking wings that meet the central axis at a 45-degree angle.[2]

Gloversville Public Library
Gloversville Free Library, August 2010
Location58 E. Fulton St., Gloversville, New York
Coordinates43°3′1″N 74°20′36″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
ArchitectAlbert Randolph Ross
Architectural styleBeaux Arts
NRHP reference No.76001219[1]
Added to NRHPMay 24, 1976

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[1]

Predecessors of the Gloversville Public Library, incorporated as a school district public library in 2005, include the Gloversville Free Library, an association library from 1888–2005, and the Levi Parsons Library of Gloversville and Kingsborough, a subscription library from 1880–1888.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Doris Vanderlipp Manley and Kathleen Kosuda (December 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Gloversville Free Library". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-06-14. See also: "Accompanying six photos".


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