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Monday, January 1, 2001
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Leon County Public Library - LeRoy Collins
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Leon County Public Library
History: Chartered, 1955, opened at "The Columns" then located at 102 S. Adams, 3/21/56.
Moved to the Elks Club, 127 N. Monroe St., 1/10/62-4/78
Moved to the Northwood Mall, now Northwood Center, 5/78 - 1/91
Opened up in present building, 200 W. Park Ave., 1/20/91; "Grand Opening" 2/23/91.
Named in honor of Gov. LeRoy Collins and dedicated 9/17/93.
Building: Cost: $8.1 million. 88,230 sq. ft. 3 1/2 acres including both parking lots.
Chief architect and interior designer: Andrew Welch.
Architectural Firm: Jim Robertson & Associates. (JRA Architects)
Landscape architect: Patrick Hodges.
Construction: Culpepper Construction.
Time capsule. See Time Capsule as key words in this database.
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LCLCPL
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