Oswego City Library
Oswego City Library is a historic library building located at Oswego in Oswego County, New York. It has also been known as the Oswego School District Public Library. It was built in about 1855 and is a two-story brick structure over a full basement. It features a distinctive castellated style with exterior battlements, machicolations, tower, turrets, corbels, and arcaded windows. It was a gift from Gerrit Smith, who gave $25,000 for the building construction and $5,000 for books.The library is credited for being the oldest public library in the United States that maintains operations out of its original building.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1971.
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East 1st Street 127
13126
New York, United States
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