Property Location
Property Features
The Gillett Public Library, located at the southeast corner of Main and Lake Streets, is a c.1955 Contemporary building with a concrete foundation, walls clad in stone veneer, and a flat roof covered with asphaltic membrane and surrounded by a low parapet with metal coping and raised concrete panels. Massing consists of two rectangular one-story blocks. A stone veneer planter and a band of plate glass windows with metal frames span the front (north) facade of the easterly block, and the main entrance is located near the northeast corner. A tapered corner wall projects from the east side of the front facade and rises above the level of the parapet. A secondary entrance and single sliding window are located on the front facade of the westerly block, which is set back slightly and separated from the sidewalk by a concrete slab patio. The east and west (side) elevations are clad in concrete and the west elevation has single-light fixed replacement windows.
The property was originally constructed as a bank but now houses the public library, which was previously located at 101 E. Main Street until at least 1976.
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