Booth Public Library - Pleasant Hill Downtown Historic District - Pleasant Hill, Mo. - NRHP Historic Districts - Contributing Buildings on Waymarking.com

Date of Construction: 1948

This concrete block Modern Movement building is one-story tall and stands at the southeast corner of Depot Park. This building has an irregular footprint and running bond brick facing. Moving from south to north, filling the south half of the front facade is the original wood frame fixed-sash window with twenty-four lights (eight across; three high); the double-leaf entrance doors, and a blank facade wall that projects forward at the north end. The flat roof of this projection extends south to shelter the entrance. The low-slung horizontal form of this building distinguishes its style. Additional character-defining features include the intact, original, wood sliding sash windows on the north elevation; the intact, original building plaque adjacent to the entrance; and the header brick windowsills.

This building retains a high degree of architectural integrity and clearly conveys its historic associations with the "Big Build" period in Pleasant Hill's history. It is a contributing element to the historic district.