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Working with the Friends of the Central
Library of Wilcox County the Rural
Library Project Inc. has developed an
adaptive re-use plan for a new 4000
square ft library in a historic building
in Rochelle. Located on Gordon Street
downtown, the brick building was
constructed in the 1920’s and has been
used as a car dealership, sewing factory
and antiques warehouse over the last 90
years. This innovative project restores
the exterior facade of the building and
creates new affordable interior space by
creating a “shell within a shell” rather
than restoring at considerably more
expense the interior of the building.
This project should have broad appeal to
rural cities seeking to revitalize
downtown areas by locating this quality
of life amenity in a suitable
underutilized building. Fundraising for
the project has begun in the fall of
2009.
Building
Before Renovations
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