Old North Manchester Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style dark red brick building over a basement. It has a low-pitched side gable roof of red Spanish tile and wide overhanging eaves. The building corners feature massive piers with sloping sides. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]: 5, 8
Old North Manchester Public Library | |
 North Manchester Public Library, May 2012 | |
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| Location | 204 W. Main St., North Manchester, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°59′58″N 85°46′20″W / 40.99944°N 85.77222°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Miller, Grant C. |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 96000290[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 14, 1996 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] The building no longer contains a public library; since the 1990s, it is owned by a private law firm.[3] The "new" North Manchester Public Library is located at 405 North Market Street.[4]
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 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Nancy L. Hanson (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Manchester Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
- ^ "History". North Manchester Public Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- ^ "Contact us". North Manchester Public Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
External links
edit- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-152, "North Manchester Public Library, Main Street, North Manchester, Wabash County, IN", 6 measured drawings