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Albright Memorial Building, also known as Scranton Public Library, is a historic library building located at 500 Vine Street in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. Designed in 1890 and completed in early 1893, it is a two-story, "L"-shaped, Indiana limestone and Medina sandstone building with Châteauesque-style design elements. It consists of a main building measuring 36 feet by 132 feet and a wing set a right angle and measuring 30 feet by 52 feet. It was designed by the noted Buffalo, New York architectural firm of Green & Wicks. The building was donated by Buffalo entrepreneur and philanthropist and former Scranton resident, John J. Albright, who dedicated it in memory of his parents. Albright was also a founder of the Albright–Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania ) ''Note:'' This includes 〕 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.〔 The former First Church of Christ, Scientist, also listed on the National Register, now serves as the Children's Library and is located immediately southeast of the main library. ==Gallery== File:Stained Glass c 1910 Albright Library Scranton PA.JPG|Stained-glass windows File:Stained glass Albright Library Scranton PA.JPG File:Albright Library 2nd floor south.JPG |Second floor reading rooms File:Albright Library 2nd floor north.JPG File:Albright woodwork Scranton PA.JPG|Woodwork File:He loved his work Scranton PA.JPG|Plaque honoring the first librarian 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Albright Memorial Building」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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