Sigourney Public Library | |
![]() The Carnegie library building | |
Location | 203 N. Jefferson St Sigourney, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°20′5.55″N 92°12′13.23″W / 41.3348750°N 92.2036750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1913-1914 |
Architect | Patton, Holmes & Flinn |
Architectural style | Bungalow/ Colonial Revival |
MPS | Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83000381 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 23, 1983 |
Sigourney Public Library is located in Sigourney, Iowa, United States. After the Keokuk County Courthouse was completed in 1911 the local community formed a library committee to build a new public library. [2] They purchased the property in 1912 and received $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to fund the new building. The Chicago architectural firm of Patton, Holmes & Flinn designed the new library in a combination of the Bungalow and Colonial Revival styles. [3] The single-story brick structure is built on a raised foundation. It features an entrance that is slightly projected, a symmetrical facade, and it is capped with a hipped roof. It was dedicated in May 1914, and was one of 101 public libraries that were built in Iowa with assistance from the Carnegie Corporation. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The Sigourney Public Library moved to its present location in the renovated Blackie's Grocery Store building located on Iowa Highway 92 in 2005. [4]
Sigourney Public Library | |
![]() The Carnegie library building | |
Location | 203 N. Jefferson St Sigourney, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 41°20′5.55″N 92°12′13.23″W / 41.3348750°N 92.2036750°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1913-1914 |
Architect | Patton, Holmes & Flinn |
Architectural style | Bungalow/ Colonial Revival |
MPS | Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83000381 [1] |
Added to NRHP | May 23, 1983 |
Sigourney Public Library is located in Sigourney, Iowa, United States. After the Keokuk County Courthouse was completed in 1911 the local community formed a library committee to build a new public library. [2] They purchased the property in 1912 and received $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to fund the new building. The Chicago architectural firm of Patton, Holmes & Flinn designed the new library in a combination of the Bungalow and Colonial Revival styles. [3] The single-story brick structure is built on a raised foundation. It features an entrance that is slightly projected, a symmetrical facade, and it is capped with a hipped roof. It was dedicated in May 1914, and was one of 101 public libraries that were built in Iowa with assistance from the Carnegie Corporation. [2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. [1] The Sigourney Public Library moved to its present location in the renovated Blackie's Grocery Store building located on Iowa Highway 92 in 2005. [4]