B.F. Jones Memorial Library

B.F. Jones Memorial Library
Front of the library
Location 663 Franklin Ave., Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°36′47″N 80°15′5″W / 40.61306°N 80.25139°W / 40.61306; -80.25139Coordinates: 40°36′47″N 80°15′5″W / 40.61306°N 80.25139°W / 40.61306; -80.25139
Area 0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built 1927
Architect A & S Wilson Co., et al.
Architectural style Late 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance revival
NRHP Reference # 78002341[1]
Added to NRHP December 15, 1978

The B.F. Jones Memorial Library is a historic library in Aliquippa, a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for steel tycoon Benjamin Franklin Jones, it was built in 1927 with money donated by Jones' daughter.[2]:5 As a product of the profits of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, for which Aliquippa was a company town,[3] it resembled a Carnegie library.

Rated a high-quality example of small-scale Renaissance Revival architecture, the two-story library is built primarily of Indiana Limestone with a bronze roof.[2]:2, 7 Among its leading features are multiple plaster casts, windows of stained glass, carvings in imitation of those made by Italian sculptor Andrea della Robbia, and a large statue of Jones.[2]:3, 5

In 1978, the library was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and for its association with Jones in the development of Aliquippa.[1][2]:5 The library continues in operation to the present day.

Italian original for carvings at the library

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Virostek, Frank E. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: B.F. Jones Memorial Library. National Park Service, no date. Accessed 2009-12-14.
  3. History, City of Aliquippa. Accessed 2009-12-14.

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