The library is designed as a central block with two wings at the east and west ends.

The library's main entrance is located on the east wing; the entrance is a portico supported by columns and topped with a pediment and a frieze reading "PUBLIC LIBRARY".

The ornate interior decorations incorporate classical and Renaissance themes.

[2] The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 1, 1981.

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