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Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch

Coordinates: 40°50′29″N 74°12′19″W / 40.84139°N 74.20528°W / 40.84139; -74.20528
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Montclair Public Library - Bellevue Avenue Branch
Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch is located in Essex County, New Jersey
Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch
Location185 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey
Coordinates40°50′29″N 74°12′19″W / 40.84139°N 74.20528°W / 40.84139; -74.20528
Built1925
ArchitectFrancis A. Nelson
Architectural styleClassical Revival, Institutional
MPSMontclair MRA
NRHP reference No.86003076[1]
NJRHP No.1189[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJuly 1, 1988
Designated NJRHPSeptember 29, 1986

The Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch is located at 185 Bellevue Avenue in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair in Essex County, United States. The building was built in 1914 and still serves as a Bellevue Branch of the Montclair Public Library.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture.[1][4] It was listed in the Public Buildings section of the Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[5]

The brick building was designed by architect Francis A. Nelson and has 20th-century institutional style with Classical Revival features.[4]

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  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "National Register Information System – (#86003076)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. December 27, 2023. p. 12.
  3. ^ "A brief History of the Montclair Public Library". Montclair Public Library. 2011. Retrieved October 3, 2011. 1914 The Bellevue Avenue Branch Library opened on December 26th of this year. The original design of the building remains intact today.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Sachau, Gary (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch". National Park Service. With accompanying photo
  5. ^ Price, Eleanor (November 1986). "Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Resources Area". National Park Service. p. 12.