Neoclassical library building with iron gates and walkway – Vintage Wall Art
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Neoclassical library building with iron gates and walkway comes to life in this historic image, reproduced from the original with every detail intact. It is part of the Snapshots of the Past archive, gathered over 25 years of research.
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Neoclassical library building with iron gates and walkway
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Iron gates and a long walkway frame the front of this neoclassical library, a combination that signals how seriously a community once took its public institutions. Neoclassical design, drawing on the columns, symmetry, and proportions of ancient Greece and Rome, was a favorite for libraries and other civic buildings from the late 1700s into the early 1900s, when architects wanted their structures to look enduring and orderly. Ornamental ironwork at the entrance was common on such buildings, marking a boundary between the street and a place set apart for reading and study. Looking closely at the gates, steps, and entry path can reveal much about the period's ideas of public life.
| Original scan | 5,646 × 4,555 px · prints to 19 × 15 in at 300 dpi |
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| Reference | tif15362_CaseMemorialLibrarynowTheSeymo |
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