Hamburg Public Library (Hamburg, Pennsylvania)

Hamburg Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	35 N. Third St., Hamburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°33′21″N 75°59′4″W / 40.55583°N 75.98444°W / 40.55583; -75.98444Coordinates: 40°33′21″N 75°59′4″W / 40.55583°N 75.98444°W / 40.55583; -75.98444
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1903-1904
Built by	Seaman, Charles F.
Architect	Driebilbis, Monroe M.
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
NRHP Reference #	88002369^[1]
Added to NRHP	November 3, 1988

Hamburg Public Library is a historic library building located at Hamburg, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was designed and built in 1903-1904, with funds provided in part by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. It is one of 3,000 such libraries constructed between 1885 and 1919. The building is an "L"-shaped, 1 1/2-story, brick structure in the Romanesque Revival style. The entrance features a small courtyard and square portico topped by an octagonal turret. The interior features an octagonal rotunda.^[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

Gallery

A 1907 postcard

Entrance

Cornerstone

Rotunda, looking north

Rotunda, looking south

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Robert E. Bartmann (July 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hamburg Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.

External links

Hamburg Public Library website

US National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania

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