Soldiers Memorial Library, Hiram, 1915-1958
The Soldiers Memorial Library is a one story, eclectic style building designed by the Boston architects Robert H. Wambolt and Amos A. Lawrence in 1914. Located in the Southern Oxford County town of Hiram, it was built with funds donated largely by Virginia Barker Jordan as well as local residents. The building is owned by the Town of Hiram and administered by a Board of Trustees. Within the realm of libraries in the state, the Soldiers Memorial Library is notable as one of only two constructed of ornamental concrete block.