The Auburn and Rochester Railroad began operating through this area in 1841 as part of the first Albany to Buffalo rail system and was later consolidated into the New York Central System as the Auburn Branch. This passenger station, the second on this site, was completed circa 1885. The library was first established by Dr. and Mrs. Henry Foster, founder of the Clifton Springs Sanitarium, and Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Peirce in 1877 in one room of the Y.M.C.A. building on Crane Street. The Peirce Free Library Association was officially incorporated on August 7, 1895. After moving to the Village Hall on Main Street, its third charter changed its name to The Clifton Springs Library in 1968. In December 1990, the library was given this restored station and its added wings and land. The present library was officially opened and dedicated to serve the people of Clifton Springs and surrounding area on April 27, 1991.