B.B. Comer Memorial Library | |
Location | 314 N. Broadway Ave., Sylacauga, Alabama |
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Coordinates | 33°10′39″N 86°15′4″W / 33.17750°N 86.25111°W |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Architectural style | Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 05000972 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 5, 2018 |
The B.B. Comer Memorial Library is a library located in Sylacauga, Alabama. The library was named to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 2005. [1]
The library was founded in 1936 as the Sylacauga Public Library. It was moved three years later, and after a $5,000 grant by the family B. B. Comer, the library was renamed in his honor. [2] The library was again renamed to Isabel Anderson Comer Museum and Arts Center in 1962. [1] It was created with a marble exterior, and was originally built through the Works Progress Administration. [3]
B.B. Comer Memorial Library | |
Location | 314 N. Broadway Ave., Sylacauga, Alabama |
---|---|
Coordinates | 33°10′39″N 86°15′4″W / 33.17750°N 86.25111°W |
Area | 1.1 acres (0.45 ha) |
Architectural style | Moderne |
NRHP reference No. | 05000972 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 5, 2018 |
The B.B. Comer Memorial Library is a library located in Sylacauga, Alabama. The library was named to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 2005. [1]
The library was founded in 1936 as the Sylacauga Public Library. It was moved three years later, and after a $5,000 grant by the family B. B. Comer, the library was renamed in his honor. [2] The library was again renamed to Isabel Anderson Comer Museum and Arts Center in 1962. [1] It was created with a marble exterior, and was originally built through the Works Progress Administration. [3]