Converse-Jackson Township Public Library

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Converse-Jackson Township Public Library
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Converse-Jackson Township Public Library, January 2010
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Location100 S. Jefferson St., Converse, Indiana
Coordinates 40°34′39″N85°52′26″W / 40.57750°N 85.87389°W / 40.57750; -85.87389 Coordinates: 40°34′39″N85°52′26″W / 40.57750°N 85.87389°W / 40.57750; -85.87389
Arealess than one acre
Built1918 (1918)
ArchitectBowstead, H.G.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 99000298 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 12, 1999

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

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.

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References

  1. 1 2 "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2017. Retrieved 10 March 2018.