It is located at 44 Middle Road, in the former Bridge Academy building, which served as an area high school from 1890 to 1966, and is a sophisticated example of Shingle style architecture designed by Maine native George A. Clough.

[1] The Bridge Academy Public Library stands on the east side of Middle Road (Maine State Route 197), a short way south of the town center, where Middle Road meets Maine State Route 27.

There are entrances at either end of the front facade, set under gabled hoods supported by scrolled brackets.

The interior of the building originally had a single classroom flanked by entrance halls, whose ceiling conformed to the roof line.

[2] Bridge Academy served as a local high school until 1966, also taking in tuition-paying students from surrounding towns.