B.F. Jones Memorial Library

The B.F. Jones Memorial Library is a historic library in Aliquippa, a city in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for steel tycoon Benjamin Franklin Jones, it was built in 1927 with money donated by Jones' daughter.[2]:5 As a product of the profits of the Jones and Laughlin Steel Company, for which Aliquippa was a company town,[3] it resembled a Carnegie library.

B.F. Jones Memorial Library
Front of the library
Location663 Franklin Ave., Aliquippa, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°36′47″N 80°15′5″W
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1927
ArchitectA & S Wilson Co., et al.
Architectural styleLate 19th and 20th Century Revivals, Renaissance revival
NRHP reference No.78002341[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 15, 1978

Rated a high-quality example of small-scale Renaissance Revival architecture, the two-story library is built primarily of Indiana Limestone with a bronze roof.[2]:2, 7 Among its leading features are multiple plaster casts, windows of stained glass, carvings in imitation of those made by Italian sculptor Andrea della Robbia, and a large statue of Jones.[2]:3, 5

In 1978, the library was added to the National Register of Historic Places for its architecture and for its association with Jones in the development of Aliquippa.[1][2]:5 The library continues in operation to the present day.

Italian original for carvings at the library

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