This photo shows the entry hall of the library. The frame on the left wall holds a portrait of the building's benefactor, Andrew Carnegie. The carved newel post, stencilled walls and potted palm are indicative of the building's Victorian origins.

Construction of the building began in mid-1892 and was completed on March 29th, 1893. The libray opened on September 29th and had several hundred visitors.

This is the ornately embellished reading room. The large wall-hanging at the photo's center-right is a memorial to the fallen soldiers of Jefferson County. Shelves below the memorial held records of each and every soldier from the county who had died in battle.

This photo is another good illustration of the architectural and decorative details typical of the period, from the coffered ceiling to the curliqued stair railings.