Skene Memorial Library

Skene Memorial Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
South elevation and west profile, 2008
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Location	Fleischmanns, NY
Nearest city	Kingston
Coordinates	42°9′19″N 74°31′46″W / 42.15528°N 74.52944°W / 42.15528; -74.52944Coordinates: 42°9′19″N 74°31′46″W / 42.15528°N 74.52944°W / 42.15528; -74.52944
Area	0.9 acres (3,600 m2)
Built	1901
Architect	H.G. and M.L. Emory; Kelly Crosby
Architectural style	Queen Anne, Shingle Style
NRHP reference #	01000576
Added to NRHP	May 30, 2001

The Skene Memorial Library is located on Main Street in Fleischmanns, New York, United States. It is also used as the village hall. The frame building, combining elements of the Queen Anne and Shingle architectural styles, dates to the early 20th century. Its exterior incorporates aspects of local train station architecture.

It was built by the widow of prominent gynecologist Alexander Skene, who summered in the area, and had founded the library several years before. In addition to her own contributions and contributions from villagers, she raised money from Andrew Carnegie, making it one of the many Carnegie libraries. Later it was deeded to the village. In 2001 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The library currently features a collection of books on the Catskills and Hudson River region among its 15,000 volumes.

The library is on an 0.9-acre (3,600 m²) lot on the north side of Main Street in Fleischmanns' small downtown. The neighborhood is a mix of commercial and residential buildings. Behind the lot is woodlands, rising slightly to a low hill behind a small parking lot. In front is a small lawn with stone monuments to local war veterans, and the sidewalk.

The building itself is an L-shaped one-story structure on a stone foundation sided in wood shingles. Four narrow wood moldings run around the eave, lintel, sill and water table levels. The high hipped roofs are shingled in asbestos with broad overhanging eaves supported by brackets. Stone chimneys rise from the west side and the east rear.