. ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁located ▁at ▁ 9 2 ▁Court ▁Street ▁in ▁the ▁center ▁Mach ias , ▁in ▁an ▁architect ur ally ▁distinguished ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁building , ▁whose ▁construction ▁was ▁fund ed ▁by ▁native ▁son ▁Henry ▁Hom es ▁Por ter . ▁ ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁ ▁Architecture ▁and ▁history ▁The ▁library ▁is ▁located ▁near ▁the ▁center ▁of ▁Mach ias ' s ▁dow nt own ▁area , ▁at ▁the ▁j unction ▁of ▁Court ▁and ▁Free ▁Stre ets . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁ 1 - 1 / 2 ▁story ▁m ason ry ▁building , ▁constructed ▁out ▁of ▁as hl ar ▁gran ite ▁in ▁the ▁Roman es que ▁Rev ival ▁style . ▁ ▁It ▁has ▁an ▁T - sh aped ▁plan , ▁the ▁stem ▁of ▁the ▁T ▁par alle ling ▁Court ▁Street , ▁with ▁g able ▁ends ▁facing ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁west , ▁and ▁south , ▁that ▁are ▁c apped ▁by ▁Roman es que ▁p inn acles . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁entrance ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁northern ▁corner ▁of ▁the ▁T , ▁shelter ed ▁by ▁a ▁port ico ▁with ▁large ▁round ▁arch es . ▁ ▁The ▁adjacent ▁g able ▁end ▁has ▁a ▁band ▁of ▁five ▁smaller ▁round - arch ▁windows ▁on ▁the ▁first ▁floor , ▁and ▁a ▁pair ▁of ▁sl ender ▁round - arch ▁windows ▁in ▁the ▁att ic ▁level . ▁ ▁The ▁Mach ias ▁Library ▁Association ▁was ▁formed ▁about ▁ 1 8 1 5 ▁by ▁R