Colfax Carnegie Library

Colfax Carnegie Library

Front and southern end
Location 207 S. Clark St., Colfax, Indiana
Coordinates 40°11′36″N 86°39′58″W / 40.19333°N 86.66611°W / 40.19333; -86.66611Coordinates: 40°11′36″N 86°39′58″W / 40.19333°N 86.66611°W / 40.19333; -86.66611
Area less than one acre
Built 1917
Architect Gill and Gill; Graham, Donald, et al.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 94000230[1]
Added to NRHP March 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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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.

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