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Rutledge’s experience factors into library renovations
When Blyth-based architect and
Brussels native John Rutledge was
brought in to renovate and expand
the Brussels Library, he was chosen
for his expertise with heritage-
designated buildings.
In an interview with The Citizen,
Rutledge explained that the library is
“just a really big house” with a lot of
history behind it. So when heundertook the project, he did withthe library what anyone with an
older home and a love of history
would have to do. He tried to
preserve as much as he could and
keep the historical integrity of the
building intact, while at the same
time adjusting it for living in the
year 2013 and beyond.
With a square footage of 2,150
square feet for the original library,
which was built in 1910, Rutledgewas brought in to add an additional3,000 square feet to the library,
which he said was no small task.
Once Rutledge was installed as
the architect for the project and the
plans were drawn out, the first
decision he had to make had to do
with the building’s windows.
If someone were just driving past
the Brussels Library, Rutledge said,
Journey through the past
Architect John Rutledge is seen here sifting through the
original “spider” transoms from the Brussels Library. The
old transoms and windows are being stored in the
building’s basement during renovation, with hopes of re-
purposing them somewhere in the library’s new interior.
(Shawn Loughlin photo)
By Shawn LoughlinThe Citizen
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