Florence Public Library
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| Location | 319 S. Irby St., Florence, South Carolina |
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| Coordinates | 34°11′31″N 79°46′6″W / 34.19194°N 79.76833°W |
| Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
| Built | 1925, 1977-1978 |
| Architect | Wilkins & Hopkins; Haynesworth & Stuckey |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 06001041[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 15, 2006 |
Florence Public Library, also known as the Florence County Public Library, is a historic library building located at Florence, Florence County, South Carolina. It was built in 1925, and is a two-story-over-raised-basement, T-shaped brick veneered building with Neo-Classical Revival architecture and Beaux Arts design influences. It has a concrete foundation, reinforced concrete walls, limestone decorative elements, and a standing seam metal roof. It was the first public library in Florence. In 1977-1978 the library built a large one-story expansion and made extensive renovations to the original 1925 building.[2][3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Kathy Nance Nephew (September 2006). "Florence Public Library" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Florence Public Library, Florence County (319 S. Irby St., Florence)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
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