More of Gloversville

Gloversville Public Library

Lucius S. Littauer Jewish Community Center

Spirit of Progress

Gloves were good to Gloversville.  Between 1880 and 1950 ninety percent of the fine gloves made in the U.S. were made in Gloversville.  All that glove money led to lots of nice buildings in town.  Well, the Carnegie Library was built with steel money.

Lucius Littauer's father was a glove factory owner and Lucius worked for him after graduating from college.  Later he served five terms in Congress and sat on the New York State Board of Regents.  Littauer built the Jewish Community Center and the hospital in Gloversville.  Among many other philanthropic gifts he also donated money to help found what is now the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard.

Comments

[Cheryl]

Love that Carnegie Library.

[Joe]

It was just as nice on the inside.

[Dane]

I'm a fan of the Jewish Community Center.