Carnegie Library of Covington

Carnegie Library of Covington
Location 622 S. Fifth St., Covington, Indiana
Coordinates 40°8′26″N 87°23′40″W / 40.14056°N 87.39444°W / 40.14056; -87.39444Coordinates: 40°8′26″N 87°23′40″W / 40.14056°N 87.39444°W / 40.14056; -87.39444
Area less than one acre
Built 1914
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP Reference # 89000239[1]
Added to NRHP April 3, 1989

The Carnegie Library of Covington, also known as Covington Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at the corner of Fifth and Crockett Streets (622 S. Fifth St.), Covington, Fountain County, Indiana. It was built in 1913-1914 by C[harles] A. Brown, and is a one-story, rectangular brick building in the Neoclassical style. It has a low-pitched hipped roof and the front facade features a one-story projecting pedimented portico.[2]:2 The building was renovated and a new addition was added in 1995.[3]

The Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded $10,000 to build the library in 1913. It is among 164 public libraries (and 2 academic libraries) that the Carnegie Corporation endowed in Indiana. It opened in 1914.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Nancy J. Wagner (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carnegie Library of Covington" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. “About Covington Public Library.” Covington-Veedersburg Public Library, n.d. http://www.c-vpl.org/cplabout.html

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