B. B. Comer Memorial Library


B.B. Comer Memorial Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Location	711 N. Broadway Ave., Sylacauga, Alabama
Coordinates	33°10′39″N 86°15′4″W / 33.17750°N 86.25111°W / 33.17750; -86.25111Coordinates: 33°10′39″N 86°15′4″W / 33.17750°N 86.25111°W / 33.17750; -86.25111
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1939 (1939)
Architectural style	Moderne
NRHP Reference #	05000972^[1]
Added to NRHP	September 6, 2005

The B.B. Comer Memorial Library is a library located in Sylacauga, Alabama. The library was named to the National Register of Historic Places on September 6, 2005.^[1]

The library was originally founded in 1936 as the Sylacauga Public Library. It was moved three years later, and after a $5,000 grant by the family B. B. Comer, the library was renamed in his honor.^[2] The library was created with a marble exterior, and was originally built through the Works Progress Administration.^[3]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "B.B. Comer Memorial Library History". B.B. Comer Memorial Library. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
↑ "NRHP nomination for B.B. Comer Memorial Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2014-11-01.

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