Circa 1906. "Cossitt Library, Memphis." This Romanesque red sandstone structure, at Front and Monroe on the banks of the Mississippi, was Memphis's first public library when it opened in 1893.
(credit to Shorpy). Click the photo to enlarge it to full-screen size.
I know one can't judge libraries by their exteriors, but I would have enjoyed visiting this one. I have very pleasant memories of hours spent in old libraries when I was younger...
This is what the library looks like today: http://www.memphislibrary.lib.tn.us/ABOUT/libraries/images/cossitt3sm.jpg.
ReplyDeleteThe lovely older building was replaced in 1959.
You can hardly have memories of when you are older...
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