Built in the late 19th century by Eric Pinchet, the Richardson Romanesque library is home to numerous genealogical records of the Mid-Michigan area.

[1][2] In 1882, Jesse Hoyt of New York bequeathed US$100,000 to the City of East Saginaw "for a suitable and substantial building to be used as a library.

Hoyt Public Library stands as a landmark - a visible sign of strength, endurance, vision of the people of Saginaw.

:[6] The older portion of the library is built in the Richardson Romanesque style, with the exterior walls consisting of limestone quarried locally at the Bay Port mines and Lake Superior red sandstone trimming the edges.

With the sources of stone depleted, the 1960 addition was created in contemporary style, and round arches were included as an attempt to link the new beige brick structure with the older building.