Tyrrell Historical Library
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The Tyrrell Historical Library in Beaumont, Texas
was built in 1903 for First Baptist Church. Its design is Richardsonian Romanesque
architecture mixed with features of the Victorian Gothic style, such as pointed arch windows and quatrefoil
s. The building was purchased by Captain W. C. Tyrrell in 1923, and was donated to the city, it survives today as an historical library. The building also retains all of the original stained glass.
Beaumont, Texas
Beaumont is a city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Texas, United States, within the Beaumont–Port Arthur Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's population was 118,296 at the 2010 census. With Port Arthur and Orange, it forms the Golden Triangle, a major industrial area on the...
was built in 1903 for First Baptist Church. Its design is Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
architecture mixed with features of the Victorian Gothic style, such as pointed arch windows and quatrefoil
Quatrefoil
The word quatrefoil etymologically means "four leaves", and applies to general four-lobed shapes in various contexts.-In heraldry:In heraldic terminology, a quatrefoil is a representation of a flower with four petals, or a leaf with four leaflets . It is sometimes shown "slipped", i.e. with an...
s. The building was purchased by Captain W. C. Tyrrell in 1923, and was donated to the city, it survives today as an historical library. The building also retains all of the original stained glass.
External links
- Tyrell Historical Library - Beaumont Public Library System