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The Alfred E. Dickey Free Library in Jamestown, North Dakota was built in 1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] According to its NRHP nomination, it is "a rare and fine example" of Prairie School architecture in North Dakota. [2]: 4 It seems to have been designed by Joseph A. Shannon and Henry J. Scherer.
On January 29, 1880, the James Prendergast Library Association of Jamestown, New York, was established by special act of the New York State Legislature. The act was signed into law by Gov. Alonzo B. Cornell. [15] The library first opened on December 1, 1891, at a cost of $60,000 for the building and $45,000 for a furnished art gallery.
The Bellbrook library became a part of the Greene County District Library system in 1945. Several additions have been added to the former bank building to support the growing library. Jamestown The first Jamestown Library was located in the high school, with an agreement between the Greene County District Library Board and the Board of Education.
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The James River, a Missouri River tributary, in Jamestown. Jamestown is located at the confluence of the James River and Pipestem Creek.According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of 13.356 square miles (34.59 km 2), of which 13.296 square miles (34.44 km 2) is land and 0.060 square miles (0.16 km 2) is water.
The area's historical resources included six farmsteads, as well as the Quaker Meetinghouse, the Jamestown Windmill, and its associated miller's house and barn. The area is predominantly rolling hills with open pastureland and forest. [2] The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [1]
In 1836, he sold his land in Jamestown and moved to Ripley, in the northern part of the county. His wife Agnes died at Ripley on January 9, 1839, at the age of 68. James Prendergast died at his home in Kiantone on November 15, 1846, at the age of 82. [1] He was buried in Prendergast Cemetery.
Other notable buildings include the Richard Mendenhall Store, Jamestown Friends' Meeting House, Dr Shubal Coffin's House and Medical School (c. 1812), Dr. Coffin's second house (c. 1855), Harper-Johnson House, Mcinnis House, Joyner House, and Potter Log House. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]