Penzance School of Art and Free Library, designed by Silvanus Trevail, was opened in March 1881. The Grade II listed building was financed by the gift of land and other donations. During the late 1880s there was remodelling of the façade, and a museum and science school were added, all designed by Henry White FRIBA, a former student. The school is currently run by Penwith College but the library closed in 2016.