▁Notable ▁architect ural ▁features ▁employ ing ▁this ▁style ▁include ▁the ▁tower , ▁ste ep ly ▁pitch ed ▁roof s ▁with ▁orn amental ▁g ables , ▁color ▁contrast ▁resulting ▁from ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁white ▁stone ▁and ▁brick , ▁and ▁window ▁arc ades ▁with ▁Goth ic ▁arch es . ▁The ▁capit als ▁supporting ▁the ▁ar cade ▁arch es ▁were ▁apparently ▁only ▁rough ed ▁out ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁car ving , ▁which ▁was ▁never ▁completed . ▁Terra ▁c otta ▁was ▁used ▁extens ively ▁for ▁exterior ▁decor ation ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁ro set tes ▁and ▁ow ls ▁( symbol s ▁of ▁wisdom ) ▁in ▁round els ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁g ables . ▁ ▁The ▁interior ▁wood work ▁is ▁finished ▁in ▁select ▁quarter - gra in ▁o ak . ▁The ▁door ways ▁and ▁grand ▁st air case ▁make ▁an ▁impos ing ▁entrance , ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁Victor ian ▁Goth ic ▁architecture . ▁ ▁Gene al ogy ▁and ▁Local ▁History ▁Col lections ▁ ▁Will ard ▁Library ▁is ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁vast ▁range ▁of ▁gene al ogy ▁and ▁local ▁history ▁special ▁collections ▁on ▁their ▁second ▁floor . ▁Open ed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁the ▁collections ▁include : ▁fifty ▁state ▁references , ▁family ▁histor ies ▁in ▁book , ▁micro form , ▁manuscript , ▁and ▁loose - paper ▁formats , ▁V ander burgh ▁County ▁newsp apers ▁from ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁to ▁the ▁present , ▁newsp apers ▁from ▁selected ▁surrounding ▁count ies , ▁V ander burgh ▁County ▁records ▁( on ▁micro film ), ▁church