The Carnegie library building has served the community since 1917, when it became one of the last libraries financed by Andrew Carnegie. Although the building has been expanded and dropped ceilings installed, the interior still retains some charm with its original windows and library tables.

The number and quality of restaurants is limited … severely limited. One exception is Arshel’s, a local institution since the 1930’s. The menu here is filled with old fashion favorites and homemade pies. We enjoyed our coffee and pie one quiet afternoon while listening to the young waitress tell us how dull things were in town. It seems that every young person's dream is to leave as soon as they can.

To be perfectly honest, it was the anticipation of seeing the historic stone pioneer homes constructed by two Scottish stonemasons that lured us to Beaver. During the late 1800’s, Thomas Frazer and Alexander Boyter used local quarried hard black basalt and the softer pink tuff to construct what are considered to be the architectural treasures of Beaver. We were somewhat disappointed to discover that most of the houses are just too plain or altered to be interesting. However we did find a few exceptions that show the master stonemasons at their best.

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