Converse-Jackson Township Public Library


Converse-Jackson Township Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Converse-Jackson Township Public Library, January 2010
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Location	100 S. Jefferson St., Converse, Indiana
Coordinates	40°34′39″N 85°52′26″W / 40.57750°N 85.87389°W / 40.57750; -85.87389Coordinates: 40°34′39″N 85°52′26″W / 40.57750°N 85.87389°W / 40.57750; -85.87389
Area	less than one acre
Built	1918 (1918)
Architect	Bowstead, H.G.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	99000298^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 12, 1999

Converse-Jackson Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Converse, Miami County, Indiana. It was built in 1918, as a one=story, Classical Revival style brick and masonry building on a raised basement. It has a low-sloped roof surrounded by a parapet and features an entry flanked by two Doric order limestone columns. It was built with a $9,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.^[2]^:5

References

1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Troy D. Thompson (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Converse-Jackson Township Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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