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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