Le Mars Public Library


Le Mars Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	200 Central Le Mars, Iowa
Coordinates	42°47′25.4″N 96°09′57.9″W / 42.790389°N 96.166083°W / 42.790389; -96.166083Coordinates: 42°47′25.4″N 96°09′57.9″W / 42.790389°N 96.166083°W / 42.790389; -96.166083
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904
Architect	John Werling
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
NRHP Reference #	79000922^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 26, 1979

Le Mars Public Library is located in Le Mars, Iowa, United States. A group of local women organized a library association in 1876, and their collection of books was housed in various commercial buildings around town. The city took over the operation and support of the library in 1885,and the books were housed in rooms above the city offices.^[2] The community approached the Carnegie Corporation of New York for a grant to build a library building, and its application was accepted on January 22, 1903. The total grant paid by the Carnegie Corporation was $12,000.^[3] John Werling designed the single-story Renaissance Revival building. The exterior walls are of pink-buff brick and the high basement walls are of rock-faced granite. The main entrance protrudes slightly from the main facade, and it is capped with triangular pediment. Within the tympanum are the initials "A.C." for Andrew Carnegie.

The Carnegie building was dedicated on January 1, 1904, and it continued to serve community until it became to small. It was replaced by the present building in 1976. The old building was rededicated as the Le Mars Civic Center, and housed the Le Mars Arts Council and Le Mars Chamber of Commerce. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The chamber moved out in 1991, and the building is now known as the Le Mars Arts Center.^[4]

References

↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ M.H. Bowers. "Le Mars Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-10-30. with photos
↑ "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Le Mars Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-10-30.
↑ "History of the Building". Le Mars Arts Center. Retrieved 2016-10-30.

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National Register of Historic Places in Plymouth County, Iowa

Akron	Akron Opera House

Le Mars	Foster Park Historic District Le Mars Central High School Le Mars Downtown Commercial Historic District Le Mars Municipal Park and Golf Course Historic District Le Mars Public Library Plymouth County Courthouse Reeves Farmstead Historic District Sacred Heart Hospital St. George's Episcopal Church Tonsfeldt Round Barn

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See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Plymouth County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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