The Solvay Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Solvay at

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. It was built between 1903 and 1905, and is a one-story, buff-colored brick building on a high basement. It has a hipped roof and

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing styl ...

style design elements including a distyle-in-antis

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in the

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. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from

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. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2007. It was renovated in recent years with focus on preserving and restoring historically accurate details.

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