Franklin College Library (Shirk Hall)


Franklin College Library (Shirk Hall)
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Shirk Hall, Franklin College, September 2010
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Location	600 E. Monroe St., Franklin, Indiana
Coordinates	39°28′43″N 86°2′51″W / 39.47861°N 86.04750°W / 39.47861; -86.04750Coordinates: 39°28′43″N 86°2′51″W / 39.47861°N 86.04750°W / 39.47861; -86.04750
Area	less than one acre
Built	1903 (1903)
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP Reference #	75000021^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 29, 1975

Franklin College Library (Shirk Hall) is a historic library building located on the campus of Franklin College in Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana. It was built in 1903, and is a one-story, Classical Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It is topped by a cross-gabled roof and copper dome on an octagonal base. The front entrance features engaged Ionic order columns. The building housed the school library until 1964.^[2]^:2

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[1]

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 Raymond C. Fetterley (July 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Franklin College Library (Shirk Hall)" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

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