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Pulaski Library

Coordinates: 43°11′11″N 77°36′0″W / 43.18639°N 77.60000°W / 43.18639; -77.60000
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Pulaski Library
Pulaski Library is located in New York
Pulaski Library
Pulaski Library is located in the United States
Pulaski Library
Location1151 Hudson Ave., Rochester, New York
Coordinates43°11′11″N 77°36′0″W / 43.18639°N 77.60000°W / 43.18639; -77.60000
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1931
ArchitectBohacket & Brew
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.01001562[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 05, 2002

Pulaski Library, also known as Hudson Branch Library, is a historic library building located at Rochester in Monroe County, New York. It was built in 1931 and is a tall one story building with a full basement and small second story office over the rear entrance foyer. The front entrance portico is flanked by round Doric columns decorated with bosses on the column necks. It was the second permanent library constructed by the City of Rochester. The library was dedicated by the local Polish citizenry to General Casmir Pulaski.[2] It closed in 1994. [3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Robert T. Englert (June 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pulaski Library". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2009-11-01. See also: "Accompanying 12 photos".
  3. ^ Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter: Pulaski Library Fund Gets $100,000 Boost