Wells Memorial Library is a historic

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building located at Upper Jay, Essex County, New York. It was built in 1907, and is a 1 1/2-story, square, frame building with Tudor Revival and

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design elements. It sits on a stone foundation and has a steep hipped roof with cross gables. It features

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cladding, half-timbering, and narrow banks of multi-pane windows. An addition to the building was constructed in 2001. ''Note:'' This includes an
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in 2011.

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Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in New York (state) Tudor Revival architecture in New York (state) Library buildings completed in 1907 Buildings and structures in Essex County, New York National Register of Historic Places in Essex County, New York {{EssexCountyNY-NRHP-stub