Name: CARNEGIE LIBRARY.
Address: 5017 VICTORIA AV
Original Owner: CITY OF NIAGARA FALLS
Year Constructed: 1910
Architect Name: WILLIAM NICHOLS
Architectural Style: NEOCLASSICAL REVIVAL
Builder Name: ALONZO ROBERTSON
Designated: Yes
By-law: 9972
Historical Notes
THE N.F.CARNEGIE LIBRARY WAS ONE OF 111 LIBRARIES BUILT BETWEEN 1901 AND 1923 IN ONTARIO AS THE RESULT OF THE PHILANTHROPY OF ANDREW CARNEGIE. THE COST OF CONSTRUCTION WAS APPROXIMATELY $15,000. IT SERVED THE COMMUNITY FOR 64 YEARS UNTIL THE NEW VICTORIA LIBRARY WAS OPENED IN 1974.
Architectural Notes
THE BUILDING FEATURES A RAISED LIMESTONE BLOCK BASEMENT AND YELLOW BRICK QUOINS. ITS NEOCLASSICAL DETAILS INCLUDE THE FRONT PORTICO WITH BRICK COLUMNS AND AN EGG AND DART MOTIF, AND A CENTRAL GABLE WITH A CLOSED PEDIMENT, AN ENTABLATURE WITH FLAT MODILLIONS AND A SEMICIRCULAR FANLIGHT.
Location
Interactive Mapping of 5017 Victoria Avenue
