Portville Free Library
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Portville Free Library, formerly the Smith Parish House, is a historic library
building located at Portville
in Cattaraugus County, New York
. The original house was built for early Portville settler Smith Parish in 1847 as a two story, three bay dwelling in the Greek Revival
style. It was subsequently expanded in the 1860s with a one story, one bay wing. The building became the Portville Free Library in 1909 and expanded in 1915, in 1930, and finally in 1960.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1991.
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...
building located at Portville
Portville, New York
Portville, New York is a village and a town in Cattaraugus County, New York.*Portville , New York*Portville , New York...
in Cattaraugus County, New York
Cattaraugus County, New York
Cattaraugus County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2010 census, the population was 80,317. The county seat is Little Valley.-History:...
. The original house was built for early Portville settler Smith Parish in 1847 as a two story, three bay dwelling in the Greek Revival
Greek Revival architecture
The Greek Revival was an architectural movement of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, predominantly in Northern Europe and the United States. A product of Hellenism, it may be looked upon as the last phase in the development of Neoclassical architecture...
style. It was subsequently expanded in the 1860s with a one story, one bay wing. The building became the Portville Free Library in 1909 and expanded in 1915, in 1930, and finally in 1960.
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 1991.