Your Home Public Library - Johnson City, NY
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N 42° 06.781 W 075° 56.964
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Your Home Library is the Johnson City Library built in 1855, became a library in 1917.
Waymark Code: WMNH41
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Math Teacher
Views: 2

From Wikipedia: "It is a Late Victorian style building built as a residence in 1885 and converted for use as a library in 1917. The original section of the building is two and one half stories and constructed of brick with a stone foundation, concrete and cast stone water tables, sills, lintels, and band courses. The design features projecting and recessed pavilions, a complex multi-gabled roof, a projecting dormer, and a turret with conical roof and tall weathervane. A large wing was added in 1920. Your Home Library was developed by Harry L. Johnson, brother of George F. Johnson (1857–1948), founder of Endicott-Johnson Shoe Company.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005."
from library website:"The library building was originally the old Brigham homestead, erected by Elijah Brigham in 1850. The old farm house was of wooden construction but was later replaced by a much finer homestead, the foundations, walls and partitions were built using brick from the Brigham Brick Yard, situated just north of the library building. The newer homestead was erected in 1885 and it was this building, with its broad lawns and pleasant verandahs, that was chosen by Mr. Johnson and the Endicott Johnson Corporation as the site of the present library."
Street address:
107 Main Street
Johnson City, NY USA
13790


County / Borough / Parish: Broome

Year listed: 2005

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Social History; Education; Architecture

Periods of significance: 1875-1899; 1900-1924; 1925-1949; 1950-1974

Historic function: Single dwelling; Library

Current function: Library

Privately owned?: no

Season start / Season finish: From: 01/01/2015 To: 12/31/2015

Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 8:30 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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