Converse-Jackson Township Public Library
Converse-Jackson Township Public Library | |
Converse-Jackson Township Public Library, January 2010 | |
40°34′39″N 85°52′26″W / 40.57750°N 85.87389°W / 40.57750; -85.87389 | |
Area | less than one acre |
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Built | 1918 (1918) |
Architect | Bowstead, H.G. |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 99000298[1] |
Added to NRHP | March 12, 1999 |
Converse-Jackson Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Converse, Miami County, Indiana. It was built in 1918, as a one-story, Classical Revival style brick and masonry building on a raised basement. It has a low-sloped roof surrounded by a parapet and features an entry flanked by two Doric order limestone columns. It was built with a $9,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]: 5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] The Converse-Jackson Township Public Library remains in operation as one of two active public libraries in Miami County.[3] The current library director is Purdue University graduate Andrew Horner of nearby Amboy.
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 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Troy D. Thompson (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Converse-Jackson Township Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
External links
- Library website
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