Modern Federal · Libraries

Erected in 1834 as a library for the Virginia Court of Appeals, this building in Lewisburg, West Virginia, was used as a hospital during the U.S. Civil War, and later as a Masonic lodge, a private residence, and the Greenbrier (County) Public Library. It is currently (2015) the library of the New River Community and Technical College

West Virginia · 1850–1939

Erected in 1834 as a library for the Virginia Court of Appeals, this building in Lewisburg, West Virginia, was used as a hospital during the U.S. Civil War, and later as a Masonic lodge, a private residence, and the Greenbrier (County) Public Library. It is currently (2015) the library of the New River Community and Technical College, West Virginia, 1850–1939
Erected in 1834 as a library for the Virginia Court of Appeals, this building in Lewisburg, West Virginia, was used as a hospital during the U.S. Civil War, and later as a Masonic lodge, a private residence, and the Greenbrier (County) Public Library. It is currently (2015) the library of the New River Community and Technical College, West Virginia, 1850–1939. Libraries — Modern Federal Architecture, from the Library of Congress record.

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