{"nrhp_refnum":"75001230","name":"Hornell Public Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"64 Genesee St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Hornell","county":"Steuben County","state":"NY","lat":42.32823335000006,"lon":-77.65737207399997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1975-02-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A public library building at 64 Genesee Street, Hornell, Steuben County, New York, built and dedicated in 1911 with Carnegie funding. It is a white pressed brick building designed by New York City architect Edward L. Tilton.","why_significant":"The building is a local example of the Carnegie Library Style, built under Andrew Carnegie's program to finance community libraries. It uses Tilton's open plan of open book shelves, and it has served as the educational, social and cultural center of Hornell and the Canisteo Valley since 1911.","narrative":"Hornell Public Library, at 64 Genesee Street, is a white pressed brick building with masonry trim, dedicated in 1911. Its five-bay front has a central arched entrance, flanking arched windows, bracketed double hipped roof and four large medallions. Inside, reading and reference rooms flank the entrance, and three skylights, arched windows, dark oak trim, colonnades and two fireplaces give it a rich, airy character. The Hornell Library Association, founded in 1868, had moved between an opera house, a residence and an office before seeking Andrew Carnegie's help in 1903. Carnegie awarded $25,000 in 1903 on the condition that the village supply a lot, annual maintenance funds and a full-time librarian. After years of debate the Genesee Street site was bought in 1908. New York City architect Edward L. Tilton, who developed the open plan with open shelves on the first floor, designed it, and the local firm Fahy & Prentiss did the construction. The library remains in use and has added services such as records, tapes and art prints.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Edward L. Tilton (architect); Fahy & Prentiss (contractors)","architectural_style":"Carnegie Library Style; Second Renaissance Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed in good condition, owned by the City of Hornell and still in use as a library.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:39.666049-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/75001230.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001230/3fd3ae232e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/75001230/3fd3ae232e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hornell_Library_Aug_09.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from now in Binghamton, NY</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hornell_Library_Aug_09.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75321981","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hornell_Public_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5904287"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/steuben-county/hornell-public-library-75001230/"}