Library - A literary classic 1905 Canvas Print

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Colorized photo from 1905
Original Title: Riggs Library
Location: Georgetown University, Washington DC

This is Riggs Library, built in 1877, and served as a library from 1891 to 1970. This library still exists today and is one of the few libraries made of cast iron to survive.

The building was built to replace another library where they ran out of space. However this library too also ran out of space and another library had to be built to accommodate all the extra books. Today this building still functions as a book storage facility, but not really as a library. It's more of a convention center now.

It looks pretty much the same as it did a 100 years ago, only it has updated lighting.

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