B.F. Jones Memorial Library

The B.F. Jones Memorial Library is a historic library in Aliquippa, a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for steel tycoon Benjamin Franklin Jones, it was built in 1927 with money donated by Jones' daughter.[2]: 5  As a product of the profits of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, for which Aliquippa was a company town,[3] it resembled a Carnegie library.

B.F. Jones Memorial Library
Front of the library
Location663 Franklin Ave., Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°36′47″N 80°15′5″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectA & S Wilson Co., et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance revival
NRHP reference No.78002341[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1978

Rated a high-quality example of small-scale Renaissance Revival architecture, the two-story library is built primarily of Indiana Limestone with a bronze roof.[2]: 2, 7  Among its leading features are multiple plaster casts, windows of stained glass, carvings in imitation of those made by Italian sculptor Andrea della Robbia, and a large statue of Jones.[2]: 3, 5 

In 1978, the library was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and for its association with Jones in the development of Aliquippa.[1][2]: 5  The library continues in operation to the present day.

Italian original for carvings at the library

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Virostek, Frank E. National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: B.F. Jones Memorial Library. National Park Service, no date. Accessed 2009-12-14.
  3. History Archived 2010-04-02 at the Wayback Machine, City of Aliquippa. Accessed 2009-12-14.


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