St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch
St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch is a historic Carnegie Library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by the architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1902 in the Classical Revival style. It is a one-story, brick and limestone building over a raised basement. It features a projecting front portico with four fluted Ionic order limestone columns. It was built with a $50,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:2–3
St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch | |
 St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch, September 2013 | |
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| Location | 316 Massachusetts St., St. Joseph, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°42′58″N 94°51′58″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Architect | Eckel, Edmund J. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 99000595[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 20, 1999 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]
External links
- Libraries.org | https://librarytechnology.org/library/8535
- Website info | http://sjpl.lib.mo.us/library-locations/carnegie-library/
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- Clyde D. Weeks and Steven E. Mitchell (April 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
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