| 词条 | Oakland Public Library (Oakland, Maine) |
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| image = Oakland Public Library, Oakland, ME.jpg | library_name = Oakland Public Library | country = United States | type = Public | established = 1915 | location = 18 Church St., Oakland, Maine | collection_size = 33,000 | annual_circulation = 28,000 | pop_served = 6,240 | budget = $134,659 | num_employees = 3{{Infobox NRHP | embed = yes | name = Oakland Public Library | nrhp_type = | image = | caption = | location= 18 Church St., Oakland, Maine | coordinates = {{coord|44|32|47|N|69|43|11|W|display=inline,title}} | locmapin = Maine#USA | built = {{start date|1915}} | architect = Coombs, Harry S. | architecture = Classical Revival | added = April 14, 2000 | area = less than one acre | governing_body = Local | mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64500266|title=Maine Public Libraries MPS}} | refnum = 00000375[1] }} }} The Oakland Public Library, serving the town of Oakland, Maine, is located at 18 Church Street, in an architecturally distinguished building designed by Harry S. Coombs in Classical Revival style and built in 1915. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.[1] The bibrary underwent a major renovation and expansion in 2003. Architecture and historyThe Oakland Public Library stands on the east side of Church Street in Oakland's central village. It is a handsome Classical Revival single-story brick building, covered by a hip roof. Its front is three bays wide, with a projecting entry vestibule. Stairs lead up to a recessed entrance, flanked by concrete columns and wide brick corner pilasters. This is topped by a full modillioned pediment, whose cornice detail encircles the building. The windows in the side bays have three sections, with a bracketed sill.[2] Oakland's library was founded in 1891, and was originally located in Memorial Hall. By 1911, it had outgrown the space available there, and a local businessman petitioned Andrew Carnegie for a grant to build a dedicated building. Carnegie rejected the first request, apparently under the mistaken apprehension that the Memorial Hall space was sufficient for the library's needs. In 1912, he acceded to make a grant, provided the town would ensure its maintenance. The Carnegie Foundation and the town committee then had further exchanges related to the building's design, and it was not until 1914 that the plans of architect Harry S. Coombs were finally approved.[2] Land for the new library was donated by Alice Benjamin and it was completed in 1915. Built to house 4,000 volumes, the collection had grown by the 1990s to more than 16,000 books. In 2003, the size of the library was doubled, providing handicap accessibility and improved parking.[3] See also{{Portal|Libraries}}
References1. ^1 {{NRISref|version=2009a}} {{National Register of Historic Places}}{{Authority control}}2. ^1 {{cite web|url={{NRHP url|00000375}}|title=NRHP nomination for Josiah K. Parsons Homestead|publisher=National Park Service |author=Kirk Mohney |date=1999|accessdate=2016-06-14}} with {{NRHP url|id=00000375|photos=y|title=photos from 1999}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oaklandmaine.us/library/|title=Oakland Public Library|publisher=Town of Oakland|accessdate=2016-06-14}} 9 : Library buildings completed in 1915|Public libraries in Maine|Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine|Carnegie libraries in Maine|Neoclassical architecture in Maine|Libraries in Kennebec County, Maine|National Register of Historic Places in Kennebec County, Maine|Oakland, Maine|1915 establishments in Maine |
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