The Elon Public Library is a historic public library building at Camden and Younger Drives in Amherst, Virginia. It is a modest vernacular single story wood-frame structure with a gabled roof. It was built in 1918, and was the Amherst County's first rural free library. It served as a lending library for the surrounding area until 1965, as well as a community meeting space and polling place. It was closed when the county dedicated a portion of the nearby school for use as a public library.[2]

Elon Village Library
Elon Village Library is located in Virginia
Elon Village Library
Elon Village Library is located in the United States
Elon Village Library
LocationCorner of Camden and Younger Drs., Amherst, Virginia
Coordinates37°30′50″N 79°11′40″W / 37.51389°N 79.19444°W / 37.51389; -79.19444
Built1918
NRHP reference No.16000793[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 22, 2016

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "NRHP nomination for Elon Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-10-08.