[1] The library, commissioned by James Ross Mellon, a wealthy seasonal resident of the city, was constructed in 1929 at a cost of $100,000.

[3] The library would be dedicated and donated to the City of Palatka in April 1930 in an event attended by thousands.

The otherwise symmetrical façade of the building bears two phrases: “Ignorance breeds crime” on the left of the entrance and “Knowledge is power” to the right.

Iron filigree adorns the recessed portico of the building's double door entranceway at the top of a flight of steps.

This article about a property in Putnam County, Florida on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.