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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