Public Library

The Public Library, built in 1908, is a public lending library designed by Edward Cratney of Davidson and Cratney, with construction by Southsen and Johnson. The site was donated by John Wilkinson Taylor, M.P., and the funding came from Andrew Carnegie of Skiko Castle, N.B., as noted by a copper plaque in the entrance. The building is constructed of sandstone ashlar with incised render on the left return, and features a roof made of graduated purple-grey slates with red roll-moulded ridge tiles.

In the Baroque style, the library is a single storey with three wide bays. The central entrance consists of a half-glazed double door and fanlight, set within a keyed round-headed surround that is topped by an open-pedimented porch. This porch is flanked by Diocletian windows, which have similar higher surrounds and dentilled pediments, along with leaded glazing and sill aprons. Above the central bay, there is a labelled inscription, and the coping is stepped over the side bays, featuring pilasters and central blocks above the pediments. The dentilled cornice of the pediments extends around the corner pilasters and the right return, while the left return is partly obscured by adjacent buildings. The roof is topped with a domed square belfry ventilator that has corner pillars.