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Public Library Weston. Ont, 1916? Photograph of a postcard. Weston Historical Society

Address: 2 King Street, Weston
Architect: Lindsay & Brydon
Opened: 1914, December 29

The Weston Public Library Board was awarded $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York on January 2, 1913. Lindsay & Brydon, a Toronto architectural firm, designed a simple Arts and Crafts style library, enriched by stained-glass windows and Art Nouveau mosaic panels - a unique feature among the Ontario Carnegie libraries. The Weston Library opened on Tuesday evening, December 29, 1914 at the northwest corner of King and Main streets, Weston.

Major alterations
1981-2

Renovation and addition by Dunlop, Farrow & Aitken Architects. Officially reopened, September 11 1982.
 
Heritage status
1978 Designation bylaw (2971-78) passed by York City Council under the Ontario Heritage Act, April 24.

Related Links
Weston Branch Profile
Ontario Heritage Properties Database

More Photos
Weston Town Hall: location of the Weston Mechanics' Institute, 1955. Photograph
Construction of Weston Public Library, 1914. Photograph
Library and Reading Room, Weston Public Library, 1915? Photograph
Stained-glass windows at Weston Public Library, 2004. Digital images
Mosaics at Weston Public Library, 2004. Digital images
Public Library Weston, Ont, 1916? Photograph of a postcard
Weston Branch Library: invitation to the re-opening, 1982. Invitation

 

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