People's Free Library Of South Carolina
People's Free Library of South Carolina is a historic library building located at Lowrys, Chester County, South Carolina, United States. It was built in 1903–04, and is a small, one-story, rectangular building with a single room. The building has a gable roof, weatherboard siding, and stone foundation piers. It features a wooden wraparound porch. The building was restored in 1976, and serves as a museum and community landmark. The library operated a traveling library service from 1904 until at least 1909, perhaps the first such service in the state.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Suzanne Pickens Wylie; John E. Wells & Reba P. Brooks (July 1982). "People's Free Library of South Carolina" (pdf). National Register of Historic Places - Nomination and Inventory. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
- ^ "People's Free Library of South Carolina, Chester County (Church St., Lowrys)". National Register Properties in South Carolina. South Carolina Department of Archives and History. Retrieved 17 March 2014.
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