Case Memorial-Seymour Library
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Case Memorial-Seymour Library is a historic library
located at Auburn
in Cayuga County, New York
. It was designed in 1898 by noted architects Carrère and Hastings
, in the Beaux-Arts style. It is a square, one story, three bay building constructed of Flemish bond brick and limestone
topped by a hipped roof. It opened in 1903 and was expanded in 1972.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1980.
Library
In a traditional sense, a library is a large collection of books, and can refer to the place in which the collection is housed. Today, the term can refer to any collection, including digital sources, resources, and services...
located at Auburn
Auburn, New York
Auburn is a city in Cayuga County, New York, United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 27,687...
in Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County, New York
Cayuga County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. It was named for one of the tribes of Indians in the Iroquois Confederation. Its county seat is Auburn.- History :...
. It was designed in 1898 by noted architects Carrère and Hastings
Carrère and Hastings
Carrère and Hastings, the firm of John Merven Carrère and Thomas Hastings , located in New York City, was one of the outstanding Beaux-Arts architecture firms in the United States. The partnership operated from 1885 until 1911, when Carrère was killed in an automobile accident...
, in the Beaux-Arts style. It is a square, one story, three bay building constructed of Flemish bond brick and limestone
Limestone
Limestone is a sedimentary rock composed largely of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate . Many limestones are composed from skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral or foraminifera....
topped by a hipped roof. It opened in 1903 and was expanded in 1972.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1980.