Indiana Harbor Public Library

Indiana Harbor Public Library
Location 3605 Grand Ave., East Chicago, Indiana
Coordinates 41°38′51″N 87°26′56″W / 41.64750°N 87.44889°W / 41.64750; -87.44889Coordinates: 41°38′51″N 87°26′56″W / 41.64750°N 87.44889°W / 41.64750; -87.44889
Area less than one acre
Built 1913 (1913)
Architect Robinson, Argyle E.
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 05001014[1]
Added to NRHP September 15, 2005

Indiana Harbor Public Library, also known as Grand Boulevard Carnegie Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at 3605 Grand Avenue in East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1913, and is a one-story, Arts and Crafts style brick building on a raised basement. An addition was constructed in 1931. The building has a clay tile hipped roof and an entry porch supported by square brick columns. The building was constructed with a $20,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:5–6 The building serves as the home of the East Chicago Academy of Visual and Performing Arts.

It was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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 Christopher Baas (March 2005). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indiana Harbor Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.


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