Greensburg Carnegie Public Library
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Greensburg Carnegie Public Library | |
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Greensburg Carnegie Public Library, November 2010 | |
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| Location | 114 N. Michigan Ave., Greensburg, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′23″N 85°29′9″W / 39.33972°N 85.48583°WCoordinates: 39°20′23″N 85°29′9″W / 39.33972°N 85.48583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Harris, William; Shopbell, Clifford, et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP Reference # | 95000701[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1995 |
Greensburg Carnegie Public Library, also known as Greensburg City Hall, is a historic Carnegie library located at Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana. It was built in 1904, and is a one-story, cruciform plan, tan brick building in the Classical Revival style. It is topped by a red terra cotta tiled gable roof and central drum and saucer dome. It features a projecting front portico supported by paired Ionic order columns. Its construction and furnishing was funded by a $15,000 grant provided by Andrew Carnegie.[2]:5-6, 9
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
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References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "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 Van P. Batterton and Paul Diebold (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greensburg Carnegie Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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