Colfax Carnegie Library

Colfax Carnegie Library
Front and southern end
Colfax Carnegie Library is located in Indiana
Colfax Carnegie Library
Colfax Carnegie Library is located in the United States
Colfax Carnegie Library
Location207 S. Clark St., Colfax, Indiana
Coordinates40°11′36″N 86°39′58″W / 40.19333°N 86.66611°W / 40.19333; -86.66611
Arealess than one acre
Built1917
ArchitectGill and Gill; Graham, Donald, et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.94000230[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 17, 1994

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 

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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Library History". Colfax-Perry Township Public Library. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
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