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The Dutch Reformed Church is one of the most prominent architectural landmarks in Newburgh, New York. It was designed by Alexander Jackson Davis in 1835 in the Greek Revival style common in America in that time period. It is his only surviving church in that style and is considered to be his latest building still standing that largely reflects his original vision.[3] It is located at 132 Grand Street, just north of the Newburgh Free Library.
Its historical importance comes from not just over a century of use as church, but its centrality in the struggle by modern preservationists to save and restore the city's many landmark buildings. Today it is a National Historic Landmark. It was almost razed in the late 1960s, and even today is far from completely restored. Property was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970The Montgomery-Grand-Liberty Streets historic district was the first of two to be designated in the city of Newburgh, New York, USA. It runs along the three named north-south streets in the northeast quadrant of the city and includes 250 buildings in its 1,010 acres (4.1 km2).
Much of the district's historical character comes from its historic homes, dating to the 19th century. Many were built by local industrialists to take advantage of the views over the Hudson River available from the neighborhood. Some incorporated groundbreaking design trends pioneered by Newburgh native Andrew Jackson Downing, making the area important in architectural history. It was thus added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. Three contributing properties — the David Crawford House, Old Town Cemetery, and Newburgh's main post office — are separately listed on the Register, and one, the Dutch Reformed Church, has been recognized as a National Historic Landmark.
It was subsidised by Brunswick City Council from 1913 and established as a Free Lending Library from 1926.
These days the building has been lovingly restored and cared for and is a bright beacon on the Sydney Rd streetscape.
Mechanics' Institutes were a Victorian institution which spread to the corners of the English speaking world, including Australian colonies where they were set up in virtually every colony.
Over 1200 mechanics' institutes were built in Victoria and just over 500 remain today, and only six still operate their lending library services.
Small tradesmen and workers could not afford subscription libraries, so for their benefit, benevolent groups and individuals created mechanics' institutes that contained inspirational and vocational reading matter, for a small rental fee.
Brunswick Mechanics Institute and Free Library had no lending fee and this was something worth celebrating. The free library is included in the title on the side of the building.
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Part of a free library system around the world, but, this one is in Bakersfield, California. There are quite a few placed around town.
Bakersfield, California 2015
The Main Library of Philadelphia has acquired many of my Philadelphia pictures. You can view them at:
The Philadelphia Free Library circa 1982-83. Time exposure. Kodacolor. ISO and exposure unknown. Shot with the Minolta XG-M.
Charcoal on paper. This was in one of the rooms of the Free Library of Philadelphia, PA, in the rare book department. I fell in love with it instantly, it's a wonderful piece. I wasn't clever enough to photograph the title.
The Main Library of Philadelphia has acquired many of my Philadelphia pictures. You can view them at:
The Main Library of Philadelphia has acquired many of my Philadelphia pictures. You can view them at:
【Instagram】The perfect end to a hot Sunday... A chilled white and a book from the #freelibrary down the street. #armadasb #santabarbara #sunday by armadasb
The Main Library of Philadelphia has acquired many of my Philadelphia pictures. You can view them at:
nrhp # 91001671- Portville Free Library, formerly the Smith Parish House, is a historic library building located at Portville in Cattaraugus County, New York. The original house was built for early Portville settler Smith Parish in 1847 as a two-story, three bay dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It was subsequently expanded in the 1860s with a one-story, one bay wing. The building became the Portville Free Library in 1909 and expanded in 1915, in 1930, and finally in 1960.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist whose organisation funded the construction of 2,509 libraries around the world (including 660 in the UK).
Here in Teddington, west London, our Carnegie library was built in 1906 in the Edwardian Baroque style. Here it is, glinting in the bright winter sunshine.
“A library” Carnegie declared, “outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. It is a never failing spring in the desert.” It’s hard to disagree with that sentiment, but I happily declare an interest: I speak as the son of a borough chief librarian.
For me, libraries ignite and stimulate our minds, creating inspiration beyond our dreams – and if we allow them to be lost, we do so at our peril. Within their walls is a wonderful trove of information and entertainment – and (this is the point) the service is free, and there for everyone to use.
By the way, within Teddington Library is a rather fine bust of Sir Noël Coward, who was born up the road in 1899. It was created by local sculptor Avril Vellacott.
♦ While you’re here… I have two Galleries that might interest you: a Bookshops gallery and a Public Libraries gallery. Happy browsing!
"The Mirboo on Tarwin Hall was constructed as the Mirboo Mechanics Institute and Free Library in 1928 and opened in January 1929. The Hall was designed by Leongatha architect, TE Molloy, who also designed a number of other public buildings in the shire. The major part of the social life of the district revolved around the Mechanics Institute, which with its associated library and billiard room, was the only suitable venue for public functions in the township. The hall was used for balls, concerts, meetings, magistrate's court proceedings, and the screening of motion pictures by an itinerant projectionist every fortnight.
The Mirboo on Tarwin Hall adopts a common layout for halls with a rectangular auditorium fronted by two smaller rooms symmetrically arranged on either side ofthe entrance. The bio box over the entrance is also characteristic of halls built after the introduction of cinema. The material pallette, roof solution and detailing of the hall, however, display an idiosyncratic and unusual integration of rural, domestic and industrial influences. The auditorium roof is based on a three centred arch curve, and is formed from curved corrugated iron on steel angle trusses and purlins, with prominent industrial skylight ventilators. The front room roofs are more domestic gables decorated with acroteria formed from sheet metal. Iron framed windows are used on the front facade at ground level, with a baroque headed window to the bio box. The walls are of asbestos cement with weatherboards in the gables and a strip along the top of the side walls of the auditorium - a reversal of the bungalow convention of the day. The side walls were originally windowless. The internal decorations, including an Egyptian influenced proscenium opening, are a mixture of domestic plaster details with the addition of sheet metal features."
Every time I see this poor schnook behind the ever-closed window shade at the Free Library, I wonder who that old fart was.
Explored 3-6-19
North Philadelphia8 1969
The Main Library of Philadelphia has acquired many of my Philadelphia pictures. You can view them at:
The Main Library of Philadelphia has acquired many of my Philadelphia pictures. You can view them at:
anthony bourdain with anita, one of my blythes! he was really quite nice about posing with her...even more reason to dig the man.
From the Bairnsdale Advertiser and Omeo and Tambo Chronicle
Saturday 19 May 1883 p3
"OPENING OF THE
Bruthen Mechanics' Institute.
THURSDAY, 24th MAY, 1883.
GRAND CONCERT
In aid of the Institute.
PROGRAMME.
Chairman, the President of the Shire, John Merry, Esq, J.P.
Duet, Piano .... Mrs. Ritchie and Miss Tuckett.
Song ........ ... Mr. Radford
Song . . . "Tit for Tat"... . Mrs. Clarke
Song, "Scenes that are Brightest" ... ...... Mrs. Archibald
Song, Comic .. . . . Mr.Knyvett
Duet .... "Elfin Call".. Mrs. Clarke and Miss Mosley
Duet, Violin . . . .Messrs. Murphy and Macarthur
Song ... " Kilarney" ... Miss McDougall
Song ......... Mr. Mosley
Song... ... .....Miss Macarthur
Song ... .. ... ... Mr. Radford
Duet, "Very Suspiclous" Mrs. Clarke and Mr Mosley
Ballad, "Home, Sweet Home," Mr. Ah Ching
(who will play his own accompaniment and sing in his
natural tongue.)
Interval of Ten Minutes.
Screaming and Laughable Farce of
BOX AND COX,
By Local Amateurs.
Front Seats, 2s 6d ; Back Seats, 1s 6d.
To be followed by a
BALL AND REFRESHMENTS.
Tickets-Single, 5s ; Double, 7s 6d.
MUSIC, REDENBACH'S BRASS BAND.
A. Whitehead, Hon. Sec."
Came upon these guys while wandering in N. Philly. They asked me a lot of questions about photography. Nice connection. Always wondered if any of them went on to become photography aficionados.
The Main Library of Philadelphia has acquired many of my Philadelphia pictures. You can view them at:
Once a week, had to have a chocolate malted. She always made the best. What a smile!
The Main Library of Philadelphia has acquired many of my Philadelphia pictures. You can view them at:
Seabrook, Washington
I love turning a corner and seeing one of these neighborhood book sharing boxes. This is the first one I've seen with its own bench, and it's dedicated to a book lover.
Olympus E-M1.3
Olympus 12-100mm
The Williams Free Library is a public building in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. It was the first public library in the United States to have open stacks. While the building is no longer used as a library, its Richardsonian Romanesque design remains one of the city's architectural gems.
In April 1890, John J. Williams, a wealthy local businessman, offered the library's board of directors $25,000 to construct a new building.
Plans were completed by Walter Holbrook of Edward Townsend Mix & Co. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin in May 1890. The library's design was inspired by Henry Hobson Richardson. Construction began in July. Collection of the required sandstone and limestone slowed construction, but work was completed in July 1891, with the building's dedication held on July 15, 1891.
The doors of the library opened on September 1, 1891, with Mary J. Doolittle as its inaugural librarian. Its initial holdings were made up of 4,500 volumes.
This looks like a very early shot of Belfast, and particularly the Free Library. As far as I can see the street lighting is of the town gas variety and the Horsepower of the trams on show is exactly 2HP. There is lots for us to work on with some interesting advertisements and visible names above the different retail establishments. This imperial plate has been through the wars, but it is good that it was saved, and I am sure that we will be the richer for having examined it today. Well done scanners and cataloguers!
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Circa 1865-1914 1888-1904 1888 - 1894
NLI Ref: L_IMP_2230
You can also view this image, and many thousands of others, on the NLI’s catalogue at catalogue.nli.ie
We went to Philadelphia this weekend to meet my mom who was there for a conference. We planned to do some kite flying and see some sites. After National Park ranger gave us the thumbs down on flying near Independence Hall, we headed over to Von Colln Memorial field on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. My Jones Airfoils 7' Rok made its inaugural flight there and handily lifted the EP1. I really liked the Rok's behaviour in gusty winds. At times the wind would pick up and the Rok would push back and down, but wouldn't pull to the side and threaten to crash. Nice! This may also be the first time I've flown the EP1 with the super light Panasonic 14mm prime which gave me plenty of room for cropping. If I return to this site I'll use the 20mm to get a bit closer.
Originally uploaded for the Guess Where Group www.flickr.com/groups/guesswhereuk/
Grade II Listed Building
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101391810-royal-leamington-s...
Now converted into residential apartments.
This week's FlickrFriday theme is: #Portal
The Sharing Library is a portal to knowledge
Little Free Library is a nonprofit organization with more than 100,000 registered Little Free Library book-sharing boxes worldwide
nrhp # 91001671- Portville Free Library, formerly the Smith Parish House, is a historic library building located at Portville in Cattaraugus County, New York. The original house was built for early Portville settler Smith Parish in 1847 as a two-story, three bay dwelling in the Greek Revival style. It was subsequently expanded in the 1860s with a one-story, one bay wing. The building became the Portville Free Library in 1909 and expanded in 1915, in 1930, and finally in 1960.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
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