Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch

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{{Infobox NRHP

| name = Montclair Public Library - Bellevue Avenue Branch

| nrhp_type =

| image = 185_Bellevue_Ave_Montclair_NJ-SWM-TLW-_2012-09-23.jpg

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| location = 185 Bellevue Avenue, Montclair, New Jersey

| coordinates = {{coord|40|50|29|N|74|12|19|W|display=inline,title}}

| locmapin = USA New Jersey Essex County#New Jersey#USA

| built = 1925

| architect = Francis A. Nelson

| architecture = Classical Revival, Institutional

| added = July 1, 1988

| area =

| mpsub = {{NRHP url|id=64000493|title=Montclair MRA}}

| refnum = 86003076{{NRISref|2009a|refnum=86003076}}

| designated_other1_name = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_abbr = NJRHP

| designated_other1_link = New Jersey Register of Historic Places

| designated_other1_date = September 29, 1986

| designated_other1_number = 1189{{cite web |title=New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Essex County |url=https://www.nj.gov/dep/hpo/1identify/nrsr_lists/ESSEX.pdf#page=12 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office |page=12 |date=December 27, 2023 }}

| designated_other1_num_position = bottom

| designated_other1_color = #ffc94b

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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.{{Cite web | title = A brief History of the Montclair Public Library | publisher = Montclair Public Library | year = 2011 | url = http://www.montclairlibrary.org/history | accessdate = 2011-10-03 | quote = 1914 The Bellevue Avenue Branch Library opened on December 26th of this year. The original design of the building remains intact today.}} It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 1, 1988, for its significance in architecture.{{cite web|url={{NRHP url|id=86003076}}|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Free Public Library, Upper Montclair Branch |publisher=National Park Service|first1=Gary |last1=Sachau |date=August 1981 }} With {{NRHP url|id=86003076|photos=y|title=accompanying photo}} It was listed in the Public Buildings section of the Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Property Submission (MPS).{{cite web |title=Historic Resources of Montclair Multiple Resources Area |url={{NRHP url|id=64000493|title=}} |publisher=National Park Service |first1=Eleanor |last1=Price |date=November 1986 |page=[{{NRHP url|id=64000493}}#page=12 12]}}

The brick building was designed by architect Francis A. Nelson and has 20th-century institutional style with Classical Revival features.