This library is a throwback to the past. I only wish I could sit in one of the anterooms and smoke a cigar and sip whiskey.
Delapidated, shuttered, not operating, seems like the town is too broke to repair the place and open it again.
The Flower Memorial Library is a must stop visit when in Watertown NY. The marble, architecture, furnishings and paintings are awesome. The library also has a great genealogy department plus any other department you would expect in a library. If help is needed, all employees and volunteers are very helpful and friendly. I visit on a regular basis.
Excellent collection. Ancestry available on own computer as long as you are on the library wi-fi. Staff was helpful.
This will not take you long to tour. If you appreciate architecture you you will enjoy the marble, the statues and murals. Parking is in the back of the library and easy to access.
The library was built by money donated by Roswell P. Flower, a governor of New York State. Beautifully redone in the past 5 years. Special place to visit.
Perfect for all ages! My whole family enjoyed the experance and we will be going back in the spring! It was alot of fun!
If you visit Watertown make sure you stop in at the Flower Library. The building is beautiful. Stop by and cool off in a lovely atmosphere. If you go on a Wednesday the Farmer's Market will be at the Museum's front door. There is a little bit of everything for everyone.
The smell of old smacks you in the face when you walk in. Please allow me to qualify my remark with the fact that I grew up on a farm and am pretty tolerant of, well-smells. The smell (and the noise) made it difficult for me to work or study there. The place presents a run down appearance, with antiquated technology and old books. A public library could be a source of pride in a city. Watertown has got a lot of work to do to get there.
I traveled to Jefferson County with 2 other distant cousins to research our family history. The Flower Library has a large room with many books on local and regional families, as well as quite a few books on other areas as well.