HALLS, TENNESSEE
Currently the proposed addition to the Halls Library derives its
architectural character from the existing library, a 1930s vintage
Spanish-style gasoline station, previously renovated by WPA, which has
become a local landmark. The addition has been held back behind the
existing reading room facing Church Street, so as to avoid dominating the
original structure. The rough stucco walls, small-paned windows,
flat roof, and engaged pilasters of the existing building have been
reproduced. To the rear a porte-cochere, ironically recalling the
old gasoline station, provides shelter for a book depository and
entrance. The new addition extends northward and is designed to
imply a visual connection to the City Hall, thus suggesting a unified
municipal complex.