Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library

Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	520 Rocksylvania Ave. Iowa Falls, Iowa
Coordinates	42°31′18.2″N 93°15′49.8″W / 42.521722°N 93.263833°WCoordinates: 42°31′18.2″N 93°15′49.8″W / 42.521722°N 93.263833°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
MPS	Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	83000363[1]
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1983

The Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library is a historic building located in Iowa Falls, Iowa, United States. Local businessman Eugene Ellsworth donated the property for the library in 1902. The following year the Carnegie Foundation agreed to grant the community $10,000 to build the building.^[2] It was dedicated on August 9, 1904. The single-story, brick structure is dominated by an elaborate entrance pavilion.^[3] It features a semi-circular window above the cornice, which is supported by two Ionic pillars in antis between rusticated corner piers. The hip roof is capped by a cupola. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] The Robert W. Barlow Memorial Library, Iowa Falls' public library, is now housed in a modern building near the Iowa River.

References

1. National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Iowa Falls Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-11-07.
3. Samuel J. Klingensmith. "Carnegie-Ellsworth Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-08. with photos