Burton's second high school, a Queen Anne style building with segmental-arched windows and a steep hipped roof, was completed in 1885 at a cost of $12,500. Wood framed with a brick and stone exterior and modeled after an academy in River Falls, Wisconsin, it contained 12,720 square feet in its basement and two upper floors, enough for all twelve grades. The building had separate entrances, with girls entering on the left and boys on the right. Electricity was installed in 1921 by the superintendent and students, and classes met there until 1936. Over time it housed organizations including the Red Cross, Opportunity School of Geauga County, later Metzenbaum, the Geauga County Historical Society, the American Legion, and the County Extension Office. In 1937 it became the home of the Burton Public Library, and in 1983 a north wing was added in a design architecturally consistent with the original 1885 structure. The Burton Public Library had been established in 1910 by the Civic Improvement Society, a group of Burton women devoted to improving the community. A community book shower supplied 567 volumes to begin the collection, and membership cost one dollar a year. The library became free in 1912 after public funding was secured. Its collection moved among several village locations until 1936, when the Civic Improvement Society turned responsibility over to a library board of trustees appointed by the Burton Township school board. In 1937, with assistance from the Burton Chamber of Commerce, the library moved to its current location. It remains an independent institution serving the Berkshire School District, including Troy, Claridon, and Burton Townships and Burton Village.