The Colfax Carnegie Library, also known as Colfax Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Colfax, Clinton County, Indiana. It was built in 1917, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Classical Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a red terra cotta style hipped roof and decorative frieze. It was built in part with $9,000 provided by the Carnegie Foundation.[2]: 5
Colfax Carnegie Library | |
 Front and southern end | |
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| Location | 207 S. Clark St., Colfax, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°11′36″N 86°39′58″W / 40.19333°N 86.66611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Gill and Gill; Graham, Donald, et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000230[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1994 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.[1] The historic Carnegie library remains in operation today as a public library; its name has been changed to "Colfax-Perry Township Public Library" to accurately represent its wider service area.[3]
References
edit- ^ 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 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Phyllis Myers (September 1993). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Colfax Carnegie Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
- ^ "Library History". Colfax-Perry Township Public Library. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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