The Carnegie Library of Covington, also known as Covington Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at the corner of Fifth and Crockett Streets (622 S. Fifth St.), Covington, Indiana. It was built in 1913-1914 by Charles] A. Brown and is a one-story, rectangular brick building in the Neoclassical style. It has a low-pitched hipped roof, and the front facade features a one-story projecting pedimented portico.[2]: 2 The building was renovated, and a new addition was added in 1995.[3]
Carnegie Library of Covington | |
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| Location | 622 S. Fifth St., Covington, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°8′26″N 87°23′40″W / 40.14056°N 87.39444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914 |
| Built by | Charles A. Brown |
| Architect | Liese & Ludwig |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 89000239[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 3, 1989 |
The Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded $10,000 to build the library in 1913. It is among 164 public libraries (and two academic libraries) that the Carnegie Corporation endowed in Indiana. It opened in 1914.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]
The library remains in operation today as a branch of the Covington-Veedersburg Public Library.[4]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Nancy J. Wagner (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carnegie Library of Covington" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ “About Covington Public Library.” Covington-Veedersburg Public Library, n.d. http://www.c-vpl.org/cplabout.html
- ^ "Homepage". Covington-Veedersburg Public Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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