Monticello Carnegie Library

Monticello Carnegie Library

Monticello Carnegie Library, June 2013
Location 101 S. Bluff St., Monticello, Indiana
Coordinates 40°44′41″N 86°45′37″W / 40.74472°N 86.76028°W / 40.74472; -86.76028Coordinates: 40°44′41″N 86°45′37″W / 40.74472°N 86.76028°W / 40.74472; -86.76028
Area less than one acre
Built 1907 (1907), 1957
Architect Kendrick, Charles E.
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 13000428[1]
Added to NRHP June 25, 2013

Monticello Carnegie Library, also known as the Monticello Public Library and White County Historical Society, is a historic Carnegie library building located at Monticello, White County, Indiana. It was built in 1907, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style buff brick building on a raised basement. It features a large limestone entrance portico and full round arched window openings. A two-story addition was built in 1957. The original building was constructed with a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2013.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 6/24/13 through 6/28/13. National Park Service. 2013-07-05.
  2. "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 Kurt West Garner (April 2012). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Monticello Carnegie Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs


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