Goshen Carnegie Public Library

Goshen Carnegie Public Library
Goshen Carnegie Public Library, July 2012
Location 202 S. 5th St., Goshen, Indiana
Coordinates 41°35′6″N 85°49′58″W / 41.58500°N 85.83278°W / 41.58500; -85.83278Coordinates: 41°35′6″N 85°49′58″W / 41.58500°N 85.83278°W / 41.58500; -85.83278
Area less than one acre
Built 1901 (1901)
Architect Patton, Fisher, & Miller of Chicago
Architectural style Beaux Arts
NRHP reference # 83000028[1]
Added to NRHP February 17, 1983

Goshen Carnegie Public Library, also known as the Goshen Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Goshen, Elkhart County, Indiana. It was built in 1901, and is a 1 1/2-story, Beaux-Arts style building clad in Bedford limestone. It has a red tile roof and projecting entrance pavilion with two Tuscan order columns. Its construction was funded with $25,000 provided by the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:2–3

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

The building today houses the Goshen City Hall. The current Goshen Public Library is located at 601 South 5th Street.[3]

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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. ↑ "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 Terry Herschberger (January 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Goshen Carnegie Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ↑ "Map". Goshen Public Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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