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Dansville Library

Buildings and structures in Livingston County, New YorkHistoric district contributing properties in New York (state)Houses completed in 1823Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state)Livingston County, New York Registered Historic Place stubs
NRHP infobox with nocatNational Register of Historic Places in Livingston County, New YorkNeoclassical architecture in New York (state)Use mdy dates from August 2023
Dansville Library Oct 09
Dansville Library Oct 09

Dansville Library is a historic library located at Dansville in Livingston County, New York. It is a large two story Neoclassical style frame structure. It is dramatically enhanced by a pedimented, giant portico covering its full width. The portico features four Doric columns, an elaborate frieze with triglyphs and rosettes, a modillion cornice, and a semi-elliptical fan decoration in the cornice. The earliest section was built in 1823 as a private home for Joshua Shepard (1780–1829). The Shepard family donated the house for use as a library in 1923.In 2011 a renovation of the building was undertaken in order to bring the facilities of the library up to modern expectations of technological ability and handicap access. A new wing was added to the southeast end of the building, dubbed the Saunders wing after the beneficence of local business mogul E. Philip Saunders and his wife Carol. The interior of the original Shepard building was fully remodeled while the exterior received needed repair and upkeep.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and it is a contributing property in the Dansville Downtown Historic District.

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Dansville Library
Perine Street, Town of North Dansville

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Perine Street 3
14437 Town of North Dansville
New York, United States
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