West End Library - Farmington CT - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The history of the Unionville Museum begins in late 1983. In September of that year, the Tunxis Senior Citizens Association vacated the Carnegie library building during a sort of musical chairs move-a-thon that started with the completion of the new central Farmington Library on Monteith Drive. When the new library opened, the West End Branch Library, then located in the former church hall behind the Carnegie library building, closed. Its space was then refurbished for use by the Tunxis Seniors.

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In 1914 Andrew Carnegie gave $8,500 to the town of Unionville to build the library. The library was completed in 1917. There were plans for an expansion to the library in the 1930's, however they were never implemented. The library ceased to be a library in 1960. In 1984 the library opened as the Unionville Museum. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2000. The building was designed by Edward L. Tilton and its style is Italian Renaissance Revival.

Street address: 15 School St Farmington, CT County / Borough / Parish: Hartford Year listed: 2000 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1950-1974, 1925-1949, 1900-1924 Historic function: Education Current function: Recreation And Culture Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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