{"nrhp_refnum":"76001219","name":"Gloversville Free Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"58 E. Fulton St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Gloversville","county":"Fulton County","state":"NY","lat":43.05042051100003,"lon":-74.34293404699997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1976-05-24","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story Carnegie-funded public library at 58 East Fulton Street, Gloversville, Fulton County, New York, built in 1904 to designs by architect Albert Randolph Ross of New York.","why_significant":"The nomination calls it an outstanding work of local architecture and an expression of the ideals of a small American city around 1900. It is one of about a hundred Carnegie libraries found in a 1967 state survey, notable for its early date and unusual intactness. Its Beaux Arts design reflects the influence of McKim, Mead and White, and no other buildings in this florid style stand for many miles around.","narrative":"Built in 1904 at the corner of Fremont and East Fulton Streets, the Gloversville Free Library is a two-story Carnegie library faced in tapestry brick with limestone trim. Its plan is symmetrical, with a domed entrance hall, a large central stack space and two flanking wings set at forty-five degrees. The entrance section is elaborately detailed, with a broken limestone pediment, a round wreathed window, paired columns and a massive arch, while the wings are comparatively plain. Inside, a vaulted, domed lobby holds two curving wooden staircases. Gloversville had grown prosperous through tanneries and glove factories, and the city had only a private membership library until Andrew Carnegie approved $50,000 for a public building. Local citizens chose the design before Carnegie's administrator began reviewing plans, and he later criticized domes, large lobbies and grand staircases like these. Architect Albert Randolph Ross had worked with McKim, Mead and White, and the building shows that firm's influence. Its early date and intact condition set it apart.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":"Albert Randolph Ross","architectural_style":"Beaux Arts","criteria":[],"status_note":"Occupied and still used as a library; the only known exterior alterations are replaced doors. Owned by the City of Gloversville.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:50:38.905451-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/76001219.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001219/f7ca0420bc-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/76001219/f7ca0420bc-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gloversville_Free_Library_Aug_10.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States</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:Gloversville_Free_Library_Aug_10.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"85002367","name":"Downtown Gloversville Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/new-york/downtown-gloversville-historic-district-85002367/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75317859","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloversville_Free_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5572193"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/new-york/fulton-county/gloversville-free-library-76001219/"}