{"nrhp_refnum":"07001124","name":"Solvay Public Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"615 Woods Rd.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Solvay","county":"Onondaga County","state":"NY","lat":43.057635438000034,"lon":-76.20699272699994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2007-10-31","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Community Planning and Development","Education","Industry"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story, cross-shaped buff brick Classical Revival library at 615 Woods Road in the village of Solvay, Onondaga County, New York. It was designed by Syracuse architect James A. Randall and opened in 1905.","why_significant":"The nomination argues significance under Criterion A as a library funded in part by Andrew Carnegie, and under Criterion B for its link to Frederick Hazard, president of the Solvay Process Company, who matched Carnegie's gift and donated the site. It is also significant under Criterion C as an outstanding library design by James Randall.","narrative":"Set on a rise at Woods and Orchard roads in Solvay, this one-story library is built of buff brick on a stone foundation and a high brick basement. Its cross-shaped plan includes an entrance portico with cast-stone Ionic columns and a carved inscription reading \"Carnegie Solvay Library.\" Inside, the reading rooms keep original oak trim, built-in shelving, coffered ceilings and brick fireplaces. Syracuse architect James A. Randall designed it. Andrew Carnegie gave $10,000 in 1903, and Frederick Hazard, president of the Solvay Process Company, matched that sum and donated the corner lot. When costs rose from about $20,000 to $27,568, Hazard and the company covered the difference. The library opened in 1905 and has also served as a community meeting place, with a basement room holding the Solvay Process Company papers. Its listing recognizes its Carnegie funding, its tie to Hazard and the village's industrial development, and Randall's design. A compatible addition behind the original building was planned.","period_of_significance":"1903-1957","architect_builder":"James A. Randall, architect, Syracuse, NY","architectural_style":"Late 19th and Early 20th Century Revival: Classical Revival","criteria":["A","B","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a library; an addition around the rear wing was planned in consultation with the State Historic Preservation Office.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:51:53.28899-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/07001124.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001124/c2a050ae0d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/07001124/c2a050ae0d-1600.webp","licence":"CC0","author":"Crazyale","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solvay_public_library.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Crazyale</a>, <a href=\"http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Solvay_public_library.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75320445","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solvay_Public_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14707311"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/onondaga-county/solvay-public-library-07001124/"}