Louisiana Public Library

Louisiana Public Library
Louisiana Public Library, July 2010
Location 121 N. 3rd St., Louisiana, Missouri
Coordinates 39°27′2″N 91°2′51″W / 39.45056°N 91.04750°W / 39.45056; -91.04750Coordinates: 39°27′2″N 91°2′51″W / 39.45056°N 91.04750°W / 39.45056; -91.04750
Area less than one acre
Built 1905 (1905)
Architect Mauran, Russell, and Garden; Edward Ward
Architectural style Late Gothic Revival
NRHP reference # 96000401[1]
Added to NRHP April 12, 1996

Louisiana Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri. It was designed by the architectural firm Mauran, Russell, and Garden and built in 1905. It is a one-story, Late Gothic Revival style rock-faced, cut limestone building on a partially exposed basement. It measures approximately 50 feet by 40 feet and features a front arched doorway with batten doors, eyebrow windows, and stepped parapet. It was constructed with a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:5, 9

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[1] It is located in the North Third Street Historic District.

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Rachel Mancini (September 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Louisiana Public Library" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-02-01. (includes 10 photographs from 1995)


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