Barron Library
Barron Library | |
 Barron Arts Center | |
  Location within Middlesex County, New Jersey  Location within New Jersey  Location within the United States | |
| Location | 582 Rahway Avenue, Woodbridge Township, New Jersey |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 40°33′40″N 74°16′25″W / 40.56111°N 74.27361°W |
| Area | 0.7 acres (0.28 ha) |
| Built | 1877 |
| Architect | J. Cleaveland Cady |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 77000886[1] |
| NJRHP No. | 1944[2] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 11, 1977 |
| Designated NJRHP | August 26, 1977 |
The Barron Library is a historic building located at 582 Rahway Avenue in Woodbridge Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey. Formerly a public library, it is now the Barron Arts Center.[3] The building was documented by the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1976.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 11, 1977, for its significance in architecture and education.[5]
History and description
[edit]Thomas Barron (1790–1875) funded the construction of the building in his will. It would become the first free public library in Middlesex County. The brownstone building was designed by architect J. Cleaveland Cady in the Richardsonian Romanesque style and features a three-story clock tower. The fireplace in the Reading Room is bordered with blue and white Delft tiles, each depicting a biblical scene. The library was dedicated on September 11, 1877. In 1967, it became part of the Woodbridge Township Library System.[5] In 1977, the building became the arts center for Woodbridge Township.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "National Register Information System – (#77000886)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ↑ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Middlesex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Historic Preservation Office. December 22, 2021. p. 18.
- 1 2 "Barron Arts Center". New Jersey Historic Trust.
- ↑ "Barron Library". Historic American Buildings Survey. 1976.
- 1 2 Bischoff, C. Gerald (April 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Barron Library". National Park Service. With accompanying 3 photos
External links
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Media related to Barron Library at Wikimedia Commons- Official website
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. NJ-861, "Barron Library, Rahway Avenue & Port Reading Avenue, Woodbridge, Middlesex County, NJ", 7 photos, 1 photo caption page
- "Barron Arts Center; Barron Library". The Historical Marker Database.
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- Buildings and structures in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey
- 1877 establishments in New Jersey
- Richardsonian Romanesque architecture in New Jersey
- Historic American Buildings Survey in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, New Jersey
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Former library buildings in the United States