Millersville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Biemesderfer Center [Old Library]

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

1. Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] Marker

Inscription.

Biemersderfer Center opened in 1895 as the first library building at a state normal school. The building housed the libraries of the Normal School as well as the Page and Normal Literary Societies, was staffed by two skilled librarians and was open several hours each day. Electricity was added in 1921. The building later served as a student union. Renovated in 1973, the Biemersderfer Center houses the president's and provost's offices.
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Historic Preservation Trust Site 65
Lancaster County

Erected by Millersville University.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Notable Buildings. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 39° 59.956′ N, 76° 21.33′ W. Marker is in Millersville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It can be reached from North George Street. Marker is near the west side of the building, on the Millersville University campus. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 North George Street, Millersville PA 17551, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Atlas Cedar (a few steps from this marker); Tulip Tree (a few steps from this marker); The Pond (within shouting distance of this marker);

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Flowering Dogwood (within shouting distance of this marker); Founders of Millersville University (within shouting distance of this marker); Southern Magnolia (within shouting distance of this marker); Dutcher Hall (within shouting distance of this marker); Saucer Magnolia (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Millersville.

Also see . . . Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] History. (Submitted on January 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)

Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] Preservation Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

2. Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] Preservation Marker

Near south entrance

Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

3. Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] and Marker

Biemesderfer Center [Old Library] image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 11, 2025

4. Biemesderfer Center [Old Library]

South elevation

Credits. This page was last revised on January 13, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 9 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 13, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.