The Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch is located at 185 Bellevue Avenue in the Upper Montclair section of Montclair in Essex County, United States. The building was built in 1914 and still serves as a Bellevue Branch of the Montclair Public Library.[3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture.[1][4] It was listed in the Public Buildings section of the Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[5]
The brick building was designed by architect Francis A. Nelson and has 20th-century institutional style with Classical Revival features.[4]
1914 The Bellevue Avenue Branch Library opened on December 26th of this year. The original design of the building remains intact today.