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George E.A. Robinson's hardware shop, which stood on the north-east corner of Church St. and Weston Rd., in about 1910.

The site, with a frontage of 60 feet on Weston Road by 140 feet on King Street was acquired in two parcels, the larger one from David Rowntree Junior for $1300 and the smaller one from Elizabeth Aiken for $650. The purchases were registered on…

The library features several Arts and Crafts style elements. The low-hanging hipped roof and deep eaves reinforces its connection with the site. The double entrance doors are framed by two large offset pilasters and crowned with large arches of…

The main floor housed the general reading/newspaper room and library (fitted with book stacks) in the west wing, the children’s and ladies’ departments in the east wing and the librarian’s room in the centre directly behind the entrance. The wood…