Colfax Carnegie Library

United States historic place


Colfax Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Front and southern end
40°11′36″N 86°39′58″W / 40.19333°N 86.66611°W / 40.19333; -86.66611
Area	less than one acre
Built	1917
Architect	Gill and Gill; Graham, Donald, et al.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	94000230^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 17, 1994

The Colfax Carnegie Library, also known as Colfax Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Colfax, Clinton County, Indiana. It was built in 1917, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Classical Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a red terra cotta style hipped roof and decorative frieze. It was built in part with $9,000 provided by the Carnegie Foundation.^[2]^: 5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.^[1] The historic Carnegie library remains in operation today as a public library; its name has been changed to "Colfax-Perry Township Public Library" to accurately represent its wider service area.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Phyllis Myers (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Colfax Carnegie Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
^ "Library History". Colfax-Perry Township Public Library. Retrieved 17 March 2018.