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Morrisville Public Library

Morrisville Public Library
Morrisville Public Library Jul 11.jpg
Morrisville Public Library, July 2011
Morrisville Public Library is located in New York
Morrisville Public Library
Morrisville Public Library is located in the US
Morrisville Public Library
Location 87 East Main St., Morrisville, New York
Coordinates 42°53′56″N 75°38′35″W / 42.89889°N 75.64306°W / 42.89889; -75.64306Coordinates: 42°53′56″N 75°38′35″W / 42.89889°N 75.64306°W / 42.89889; -75.64306
Area less than one acre
Built 1850
Architectural style Gothic Revival
NRHP Reference # 05001126
Added to NRHP October 5, 2005

Morrisville Public Library is a historic library building located at Morrisville in Madison County, New York. It was built about 1850 and is a 2 12-story frame picturesque cottage with Gothic Revival–style detailing. It became a library in December 1903 with 760 volumes on its shelves. It was given by Susanna Phelps Gage who wanted to give her family home to the village for something meaningful when her parents Henry and Mary Phelps died.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.



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