Sherman Free Library is an historic free association library, located in the hamlet of Port Henry, in the town of Moriah, in Essex County, New York. It was built in 1887 and has two rooms, and is a 1+1⁄2-story brick building topped by slate-covered, steeply pitched gable roofs, on a limestone foundation. An addition was built in 1907. It features deeply arched fenestration in the Richardsonian Romanesque style.[2]
Sherman Free Library | |
 Sherman Free Library, November 2010 | |
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 Interactive map showing the location for Sherman Free Library | |
| Location | 20 Church St., Town of Moriah, Port Henry, New York |
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| Coordinates | 44°2′51″N 73°27′38″W / 44.04750°N 73.46056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1887 |
| Architect | Slocum, S. Gifford; Case Brothers |
| Architectural style | Romanesque |
| MPS | Moriah MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000595[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 1, 1995 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Linda M. Garofalini (February 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sherman Free Library". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2010-06-26. See also: "Accompanying 11 photos".