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point of the building. It is a round tower topped by a peaked roof and features a special reading room on the interior. The other two towers are square and located at the
Montreal Street and Lighthouse Street corners of this irregular, triangular plan building." The building is protected under Part IV of the
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Goderich Library Association in 1903. "Fowler proposed a red brick Romanesque edifice with twin towers, large rounded windows, high ceilings and living quarters for the librarian. The problem of the irregular shaped
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Romanesque style of architecture, typical for public buildings early in the 20th century. The building has three towers. "The largest tower sits at the intersection of Montreal and Lighthouse Streets and is the focal
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