The Former Mount Pleasant Public Library is a historic building located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, United States. The library here was established in 1875. The community applied to Andrew Carnegie for a grant to build a new building, which was accepted on January 13, 1903. They were initially granted $10,000 and then were given a further $2,500.[2] The Chicago architectural firm Patton & Miller designed the Romanesque Revival structure. They adapted Henry Hobson Richardson's Thomas Crane Public Library (1882) for this building.[3] Unlike the Crane Library, this building is primarily brick with rough stone used for a short tower on the main facade and for the trim. It also features an asymmetrical grouping of intersecting gables. The building opened on Wednesday, February 22, 1905. An addition was built onto the rear of the building in 1926. It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Dougher, Rich & Woodburn. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The library has subsequently moved to another facility and this building now houses a branch of Southeastern Community College.
former, mount, pleasant, public, library, historic, building, located, mount, pleasant, iowa, united, states, library, here, established, 1875, community, applied, andrew, carnegie, grant, build, building, which, accepted, january, 1903, they, were, initially,. The Former Mount Pleasant Public Library is a historic building located in Mount Pleasant Iowa United States The library here was established in 1875 The community applied to Andrew Carnegie for a grant to build a new building which was accepted on January 13 1903 They were initially granted 10 000 and then were given a further 2 500 2 The Chicago architectural firm Patton amp Miller designed the Romanesque Revival structure They adapted Henry Hobson Richardson s Thomas Crane Public Library 1882 for this building 3 Unlike the Crane Library this building is primarily brick with rough stone used for a short tower on the main facade and for the trim It also features an asymmetrical grouping of intersecting gables The building opened on Wednesday February 22 1905 An addition was built onto the rear of the building in 1926 It was designed by the Des Moines architectural firm of Dougher Rich amp Woodburn The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 1 The library has subsequently moved to another facility and this building now houses a branch of Southeastern Community College Mount Pleasant Public LibraryU S National Register of Historic PlacesShow map of IowaShow map of the United StatesLocation200 N Main St Mount Pleasant IowaCoordinates40 58 03 9 N 91 33 09 2 W 40 967750 N 91 552556 W 40 967750 91 552556Arealess than one acreBuilt1903 1904ArchitectPatton amp MillerArchitectural styleRomanesqueNRHP reference No 83000367 1 Added to NRHPMay 23 1983References edit a b National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project Mount Pleasant Public Library University of Iowa Retrieved 2017 04 30 Samuel J Klingensmith Mount Pleasant Public Library National Park Service Retrieved 2017 04 30 with photo s nbsp This article about a property in Henry County Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a building or structure in Iowa is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Former Mount Pleasant Public Library amp oldid 983021700, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
