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Adriance Memorial Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Adriance Memorial Library

On the National Register since 198244 years
Classical RevivalListed 1982Poughkeepsie
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About Adriance Memorial Library

Adriance Memorial Library, at 93 Market St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Nov 26, 1982. The Register lists it for its architecture, at the local level. It describes its style as Classical Revival, as it does for 176 other New York listings. It was listed as part of Poughkeepsie MRA. 12 more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric public library in Poughkeepsie, New York. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 9 MB · National Archives↗
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

93 Market St., Poughkeepsie · about 0.2 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Adriance Memorial LibraryStart here
  2. 2Harlow RowSecond Empire · next door
  3. 3Soldiers' Memorial Fountain and ParkSite · next door
  4. 4Market Street RowLate Victorian · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Hasbrouck HouseRomanesque · Built 1885 · next door
Around it

47 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

BAmrita ClubColonial Revival · Built 18730.1 miBNew York State ArmoryRomanesque0.1 miBYoung Men's Christian AssociationRenaissance0.1 miDGarfield Place Historic DistrictDistrict0.2 miBBarrett HouseGreek Revival0.2 miBFarmer's and Manufacturer's BankGreek Revival0.2 miBCollingwood Opera House and Office BuildingBuilding0.2 miBPoughkeepsie Savings BankClassical Revival · Built 18310.2 miBEastman TerraceRenaissance0.3 miDAcademy Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.3 miBPhillips HouseQueen Anne0.3 miBBoughton/Haight HouseItalianate0.3 miBTrinity Methodist Episcopal Church and RectoryQueen Anne0.3 miBPoughkeepsie Meeting House (Montgomery Street)Romanesque0.3 miBVassar-Warner RowGreek Revival0.3 miBMulrien HouseGothic Revival0.3 miBChurch Street RowGreek Revival0.3 miBFirst Presbyterian ChurchRomanesque0.3 mi
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BFirst Presbyterian Church RectorySecond Empire0.3 miBLady Washington Hose CompanyBuilding0.3 miBLuckey, Platt & Company Department StoreClassical Revival0.3 miBWallace Company Department StoreBuilding0.3 miDMain Mall Historic District (Boundary Increase)Early Commercial0.3 miDUnion Street Historic DistrictFederal0.3 miBDutchess County Court HouseClassical Revival0.3 miBPoughkeepsie City HallGreek Revival0.3 miBPoughkeepsie Trust CompanyBeaux Arts0.3 miBVassar Home for Aged MenItalianate0.3 miBCorlies-Ritter-Hart HouseBuilt 18720.4 miBSouth Hamilton Street RowSecond Empire/Italianate0.4 miBHershkind HouseStick/Eastlake0.4 miBPost-Williams HouseLate Victorian0.4 miBTravis HouseGreek Revival0.4 miBNiagara Engine HouseLate Gothic Revival · Built 19090.4 miDUpper-Mill Street Historic DistrictLate Victorian0.4 miBFirst Baptist ChurchGothic0.4 miBVassar InstituteVictorian Italianate Gothic0.4 miBSecond Baptist ChurchGreek Revival0.4 miBItalian CenterQueen Anne0.4 miDMill Street-North Clover Street Historic District (Boundary Increase)Second Empire0.4 miBF.R. Bain HouseBuilding0.5 miBReynolds HouseShingle0.5 miBReformed Dutch Church of PoughkeepsieLate Gothic Revival0.5 miBChurch of the Holy ComforterGothic · Built 18600.5 miDMill Street-North Clover Street Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.5 miBBuilding at 73 Mansion St.Queen Anne · Built 18900.5 miBUS Post Office-PoughkeepsieFederal · Built 19390.5 mi
More like it

Classical Revival style, nearby

Other National Register listings within 25 miles described as Classical Revival.

Poughkeepsie Savings BankBuilt 1831 · 0.2 mi away
Academy Street Historic District0.3 mi away
Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store0.3 mi away
Dutchess County Court House0.3 mi away

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Questions about Adriance Memorial Library

Is Adriance Memorial Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Nov 26, 1982 (Register number 82001118).

Is Adriance Memorial Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; New York has 273 National Historic Landmarks. The nearest is Matthew Vassar Estate, 0.8 miles away.

Can you visit Adriance Memorial Library?

It has its own website, the place to check whether and when it is open to visitors.

Where can I read the history of Adriance Memorial Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 9 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 75312468 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.