Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library

Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library
Roann Carnegie Library, April 2011
Location 240 S. Chippewa Rd., Roann, Indiana
Coordinates 40°54′36″N 85°55′29″W / 40.91000°N 85.92472°W / 40.91000; -85.92472Coordinates: 40°54′36″N 85°55′29″W / 40.91000°N 85.92472°W / 40.91000; -85.92472
Area 0 acres (0 ha)
Built 1916 (1916)
Architectural style Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference # 02001561[1]
Added to NRHP December 20, 2002

Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Roann, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style brick building over a semi-recessed basement. It has a hipped roof of clay tile and wooden eave brackets. The building feature two enclosed entries and limestone detailing. It was built in part with an $8,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:5, 9

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1] It is located in the Roann Historic District.

The Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library remains an active lending library; it is one of three public library systems in Wabash County.[3]

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 Amy Walker, Peggy Coppler, and Troy Thompson (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ↑ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.


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