Vienna Public Library

Vienna Public Library
Front of the library
Location 401 Poplar St., Vienna, Illinois
Coordinates 37°24′58″N 88°53′39″W / 37.41611°N 88.89417°WCoordinates: 37°24′58″N 88°53′39″W / 37.41611°N 88.89417°W
Built 1911
Built by Davis and Bellamy
Architect Clymer, Thomas
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS MPL015 - Illinois Carnegie Libraries Multiple Property Submission
NRHP Reference # 94001603[1]
Added to NRHP January 24, 1995

The Vienna Public Library, also known as Vienna Carnegie Library, is a Carnegie library located at 401 Poplar St. in Vienna, Illinois. The library was built in 1911 through a $5000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. The brick building, designed by local architect Thomas Clymer, features a tall flight of stairs leading to the front entrance; two pilasters flank the staircase. The building provided a permanent home for Vienna's library program, which was established in 1895 and had rotated through a number of local buildings prior to 1911. County medical services have also been based in the library; the American Red Cross used the building as its headquarters during a 1917 influenza outbreak, and a trachoma clinic operated in the basement from 1936 to 1964. The building has also been used as a gym, a headquarters for city services, and a meeting place for several women's organizations and the Johnson County Historical Society.[2]

The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1995.[1] It is one of two buildings on the National Register in Johnson County, along with the Johnson County Courthouse.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ Ray, Crystal (October 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vienna Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

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