The New Canaan Library was founded by volunteers in 1877 and received its first annual grant from the town in 1895. Housed for many years in a reading room on Elm Street, the library moved to a new building at 151 Main Street in 1913. Designed by Alfred H. Taylor of New York and New Canaan, the library is constructed of irregular fieldstone blocks. The building was expanded in 1937 and 1952 and the Lapham Wing was added in 1979. Due to increasing usage, the library is seeking to to replace its aging facilities.
New Canaan Library (1913)
Hey Daniel, did you happen to be in Stratford on Saturday?
No, I wasn’t. (??)
Lol, my friend and I were there taking pictures of the sights and there were these other guys also taking pictures of houses, so we wondered if it was you. Not too many people travel to Stratford for architectural pictures!
I refret to report that the classic 1914 New Canaan Library replacement is under construction with no plans to preserve the original structure resulting in controversy. Sad.