North Manchester Public Library

North Manchester Public Library

North Manchester Public Library, May 2012
Location 204 W. Main St., North Manchester, Indiana
Coordinates 40°59′58″N 85°46′20″W / 40.99944°N 85.77222°W / 40.99944; -85.77222Coordinates: 40°59′58″N 85°46′20″W / 40.99944°N 85.77222°W / 40.99944; -85.77222
Area less than one acre
Built 1912 (1912)
Architect Miller, Grant C.
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP Reference # 96000290[1]
Added to NRHP March 14, 1996

North Manchester Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style dark red brick building over a basement. It has a low-pitched side gable roof of red Spanish tile and wide overhanging eaves. The building corners feature massive piers with sloping sides. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:5, 8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Nancy L. Hanson (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Manchester Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs

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