Howland Cultural Center

Local nameHowland Cultural Center
LocationBeacon, New York, United States

The Howland Cultural Center, formerly known as Howland Library, is located on Main Street in Beacon, New York, United States. It is an ornate brick building designed by Richard Morris Hunt in the 1870s. In 1973 it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Hunt was commissioned by his brother-in-law, Joseph Howland, to design a home for a subscription library he donated to the city. The completed building has much in common with the Stick style summer homes in Newport, Rhode Island, that Hunt designed at this early stage of his career. Some of its design elements have been compared to Norwegian vernacular architecture. The interior was not complete in its current form until almost the end of the century. Except for some upgrades to its utilities, it has remained largely intact since then.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howland_Cultural_Center

Official website http://www.howlandculturalcenter.org/

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pages/Howland-Cultural-Center/142865399066760

Email information@howlandculturalcenter.org

Address 477 Main Street, Beacon, NY 12508, USA

Coordinates 41°30'6.782" N -73°57'53.395" E

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