Myspace Layout Stealer Pimp MyspaceSome of my ART WORKHONORING A CARNEGIE
Andrew Carnegie funded the
construction of the Belleville
Public Library & Information
Center in 1911, one of 1,681
Carnegie Libraries across
America.The Carnegie Room, dating
from 1911, and the Stacks
Area, built in 1929 were
in need of much plaster repair
and the restoration of their
original decorative elements.
Dropped ceilings, air
conditioning ducts and
flourescent lighting from the
early 1970's, had masked
the full extent of water damage
to ceilings and upper walls in
both spaces.Once repairs were made and
systems were upgraded, the
installation of architectural
elements - columns, pilasters,
arches and a grand pediment,
to remind us of Belleville's
original Carnegie Library
exterior - gave a classical
foundation to the new design.
With faux block on the walls
of the Carnegie Room and
faux marble finishes applied,
the results set a glorious new
standard for public library
designs in the 1990's.Contemporary lighting, a
state-of-the-art library
automation system, custom
furnishings and carpeting
as well as the dramatic tale of
a young man's search for
wisdom - contained in the
ceiling art in the Carnegie
Room - combine in a timeless
new public space for Belleville.The Library has honored the
original gift of Andrew Carnegie.
This transformation of the
Carnegie Library interior also
honors the gift of Miss Helen
Van Brunt of Belleville, whose
bequest to the Library funded
most of these renovations.
The interior designs of
James J. Cozzarelli, Jr., (Seen left)Library Board Trustee,
can be seen throughout
the Library. His redesign of
the Carnegie Room is his
greatest gift to our Library
and to Belleville, New Jersey.WORLD MAP
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