Orange Free Public Library
- Also Known As: Stickler Memorial Library
- Address: 348 Main St
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1900/03/00 | McKim, Mead and White | Architect | McKim, Mead and White enlarge their 1890 design for a library in Orange into a monumental structure. A certain brusqueness and unrefined quality suggested Mead is the designer. Orange is McKim's boyhood residency. | |||
| 1900/05/00 | Albro and Brower | Associate Architects | Construction of the Stickler Memorial Library begins in association with the architects Brower and Albro. Lewis Colt Albro, who lives in the Oranges, is also in training and practice with McKim, Mead and White. | |||
| 1901/06/21 | Funded by Mr and Mrs Joseph Whipple Stickler, the monumental Stickler Memorial Library building is dedicated in 1901, as a memorial to their son, Dr Joseph William Stickler. |
| Particulars for Orange Free Public Library: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Criteria | Architecture-Engineering |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Education |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Material | Indiana Limestone |
| Education | Library |
| Architectural Style | Neoclassical |
| Area of Significance | Social History |
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