The Council of Independent Colleges: Historic Campus Architecture Project

Noreen Reale Falcone Library

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Noreen Reale Falcone Library, Le Moyne College

Institution Name: Le Moyne College
Original/Historic Place Name: Noreen Reale Falcone Library
Location on Campus: 1419 Salt Springs Rd.
Date(s) of Construction:

1981	original construction

Designer: unknown
Type of Place: Individual building
Style: Contemporary (Glossary)
Significance: architecture, culture, religion
Narrative: see below
References: see below

Materials:

Foundation: concrete

Walls: red brick, glass

Roof: tar, flat

Function:

1981-present (2006)	museum (art gallery, archives, and study space)
1981-present (2006)	library

Narrative:
The building is interesting primarily in its free form shape, which is somewhat suggestive of a grand piano. It contains good, varied stacks, study space, and an atrium and also houses archives, an art gallery and meeting rooms.

References:

Langdon, John W. Against the Sky: The First Fifty Years of LeMoyne College. Fresno, CA: Dumont Publishing Company, 1996.