Converse-Jackson Township Public Library

Converse-Jackson Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Converse, Miami County, Indiana. It was built in 1918, as a one-story, Classical Revival style brick and masonry building on a raised basement. It has a low-sloped roof surrounded by a parapet and features an entry flanked by two Doric order limestone columns. It was built with a $9,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:5

Converse-Jackson Township Public Library
Converse-Jackson Township Public Library, January 2010
Location100 S. Jefferson St., Converse, Indiana
Coordinates40°34′39″N 85°52′26″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1918 (1918)
ArchitectBowstead, H.G.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.99000298[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1] The Converse-Jackson Township Public Library remains in operation as one of two active public libraries in Miami County.[3] The current library director is Purdue University graduate Andrew Horner of nearby Amboy.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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 Troy D. Thompson (June 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Converse-Jackson Township Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved 10 March 2018.


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