This project has been selected for a 2010 Ohio Historic Preservation Office award in recognition of the transformation from an abandoned and deteriorated turn-of-the-century structure into an elegant and functional city library. The adaptive reuse project converted a Richardson Romanesque building constructed in 1891. Originally known as the Orr-Statler Building and later as the Fort Piqua Hotel, the building had been vacant and in disrepair for many years.

The newly renovated spaces include a Founder’s Room, substantial new Children’s area, several group study rooms and a large reading room.