The New Brunswick Free Public Library is the
public library of
New Brunswick, New Jersey. The main library, built 1903, is located at 60 Livingston Avenue and is one of
New Jersey's Carnegie libraries. The
Henry Guest House was moved to library grounds in 1924 and is bordered by the
Willow Grove Cemetery. It is a contributing property of the
Livingston Avenue Historic District. The library is the only building with
Beaux Arts style
Beaux-Arts architecture ( , ) was the academic architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century. It drew upon the principles of French neoclassicism, but also incorpora ...
in the district.
[ With ]
Gallery
File:Free Public Library, New Brunswick, NJ - pediment.jpg, Sculptures in the pediment
File:NewBrunswickFPLentrance.jpg, Entrance
File:Site of the New Brunswick Free Public Library, 1910.png, Site of the library in 1910
See also
*
List of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey
The following list of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey provides information on United States Carnegie libraries in New Jersey, where 36 libraries were built from grants totaling $1,066,553 awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1900 ...
*
References
External links
*
*
{{Authority control
Buildings and structures in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Tourist attractions in New Brunswick, New Jersey
Carnegie libraries in New Jersey
Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey
National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
Library buildings completed in 1903
Beaux-Arts architecture in New Jersey