Howland Circulating Library
Building Name:
Howland Circulating Library
Architect:
Hunt, Richard Morris
(1827-1895)
Date:
1871-1872
Address:
477 Main Street Beacon, NY
Current Use:
Cultural
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Notes:
This appealing structure looks in good condition. It served for many years as the Beacon public library but is now the Howland Art Center . It was designed in the same time frame as Hunts St Marks Church in Islip , NY . The stick-work ornamenting the fa?e is particularly noteworthy.
Bibliography:
Baker, Paul R. Richard Morris Hunt. Cambridge , MA : MIT Press, 1980.
Photo Source:
Bruce Barnes, July 2004
Stick Style Architecture
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