Albright Memorial Library

The Albright Memorial Library holds a rich history and architectural significance, standing as a tribute to the Albright family’s legacy and the city’s dedication to education and culture. Constructed in the French Renaissance style reminiscent of the Musee de Cluny in Paris, the exterior showcases Indiana Limestone and brown Medina stone, with intricate carvings of bookmakers’ symbols on the dormer gables. The interior, finished in quarter oak and other stained woods, boasts marble mosaics, imported marble fireplaces, and a high vaulted ceiling supported by Mycenaean marble columns. Bronze tablets unveiled in 1933 honor key figures in the library’s past, including the first director, Henry James Carr, and generous donors Joseph Jacob Albright and Elizabeth Sellers Albright.