Dansville Library - Dansville, New York - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

According to the NRHP archive: The present day Dansville Library was originally the residence of Joshua Shepard (1780-1829). Shepard build the substantial, neoclassical style home in 1823-24 on lands he had purchased in 1816 when development was first beginning in Genesee County. In 1923 the residence was given by the Shepard family to the community for adaptive reuse as a library. An addition on the south side was designed for that purpose by Claude Bragdon, famous architect, author and theatrical designer who once lived in Dansville.

Beyond the historical and architectural importance of the original residence, the existing library, with its neoclassical wing, demonstrates the versatality of Claude Bragdon as a designer.

Street address: 200 Main St Dansville, NY USA 14437 County / Borough / Parish: Livingston Year listed: 1977 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1800-1824 Historic function: Domestic Current function: Education/Library Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 1:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Privately owned?: Not Listed Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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