Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library
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Location | 520 Rocksylvania Ave. Iowa Falls, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 42°31′18.2″N 93°15′49.8″W / 42.521722°N 93.263833°WCoordinates: 42°31′18.2″N 93°15′49.8″W / 42.521722°N 93.263833°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1905 |
MPS | Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83000363[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 23, 1983 |
The Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Local businessman Eugene Ellsworth donated the property for the library in 1902. The following year the Carnegie Foundation agreed to grant the community $10,000 to build the building.[2] It was dedicated on August 9, 1904. The single-story, brick structure is dominated by an elaborate entrance pavilion.[3] It features a semi-circular window above the cornice, which is supported by two Ionic pillars in antis between rusticated corner piers. The hip roof is capped by a cupola. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library, Iowa Falls' public library, is now housed in a modern building near the Iowa River.
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Iowa Falls Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
- ^ Samuel J. Klingensmith. "Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-08. with photos
- Library buildings completed in 1905
- Carnegie libraries in Iowa
- Iowa Falls, Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Hardin County, Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Hardin County, Iowa
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- 1905 establishments in Iowa
- Central Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs