It was built in 1916–1917, and is a two-story, brick Beaux-Arts style building.

The front facade features four arched windows with limestone surrounds and the main entryway flanked by two Ionic order columns.

It was one of the 1,679 public libraries built in the United States with funding from the Carnegie Corporation.

The Sumter library was constructed with $10,000 provided by the Carnegie Corporation.

This article about a property in Sumter County, South Carolina on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.