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Mountain Home Carnegie Library
The Mountain Home Carnegie Library, at 180 S. 3rd St. East, in Mountain Home, Idaho, was built as a Carnegie library in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
Mountain Home Carnegie Library | |
| Location | 180 S. 3rd St. East, Mountain Home, Idaho |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 43°07′51″N 115°41′28″W / 43.13083°N 115.69111°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1908 |
| Architect | Tourtelotte & Co. |
| Architectural style | Western Colonial Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001061[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 24, 1978 |
History edit
It was built in 1908.
Architecture edit
It was designed by the architectural firm of Tourtelotte & Co. It is a one-story white pressed brick building upon a raised cut stone foundation. It is "western colonial revival" in style. It has a Tuscan-columned portico with a corniced entablature topped by a balustrade. It has a bracketed, overhanging hipped roof.[2]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Don Hibbard (April 3, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Mountain Home Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved December 15, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1976