Demolition continues on the the Hamline-Midway Library in St. Paul as workers removed the stone facade around the west doorway of the building on Tuesday.
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The 1930s-era building is being torn down to make room for a modern new library with better disability access and more community-focused amenities. Learn more about the plans at sppl.org/transforming-libraries.
Interior demolition of the library at 1558 Minnehaha Ave. W. began in January with the salvaging of wood and brick and got underway in earnest Monday with the dismantling of the exterior stone archway, all of which will be incorporated into the new structure.
Construction of the new library is expected to take 16 to 18 months, at a cost to the city of roughly $10.4 million, which is about $2.3 million more than the original 2022 estimate.
The project was delayed as historic preservationists waged an unsuccessful legal fight to save the Henry Hale Memorial Library, named after a prominent St. Paul attorney who died in 1890.
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