It was designed and built in 1905, with funds provided by the philanthropist Andrew Carnegie.

It is a two-story, L-shaped brick structure in the Classical Revival style.

The facade is detailed in gray stone and features a pediment with two Doric order columns.

[2] It ceased use as a library about 1975, and in December 1985, it was re-opened, as Trans Allegheny Books, which was the largest used book store in West Virginia until it closed in 2010.

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