Emmetsburg Public Library

	Emmetsburg Public Library
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	10th St. on Courthouse Sq., Emmetsburg, Iowa
Coordinates	43°06′38″N 94°40′37″W / 43.11056°N 94.67694°WCoordinates: 43°06′38″N 94°40′37″W / 43.11056°N 94.67694°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1911-1912
Architect	A.T. Simmons
NRHP reference No.	83000397
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1983

Emmetsburg Public Library was at a historic building located in Emmetsburg, Iowa, United States. A former Carnegie library, it sits on the square behind the Palo Alto County Courthouse. Andrew Carnegie had accepted Emmetsburg's application for a grant for $10,000 on February 20, 1911.^[2] The building is significant for its architecture.^[3] It was designed by Bloomington, Illinois architect A.T. Simmons and completed in 1912. The brick, side gable structure has a projecting entrance on the long side of the building. A string course encircles the building, engaging the lintels of the windows. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]

The Library is no longer at this location but attached to the Iowa Lakes Community College.

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^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Emmetsburg Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
^ Samuel J. Klingensmith. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Emmetsburg Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-23. with one photo from 1979

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[nris-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Carnegie-2] "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Emmetsburg Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-01-23.

[Klingensmith-3] Samuel J. Klingensmith. "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Emmetsburg Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-23. with one photo from 1979

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