Goodland-Grant Township Public Library | |
Location | 111 S. Newton St., Goodland, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°45′54″N87°17′35″W / 40.76500°N 87.29306°W Coordinates: 40°45′54″N87°17′35″W / 40.76500°N 87.29306°W |
Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
Built | 1931 |
Architect | Holland, Robert George; Buck, John |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 04001103 [1] |
Added to NRHP | September 29, 2004 |
Goodland-Grant Township Public Library, also known as the Mitten Memorial Building, is a historic library building located at Goodland, Newton County, Indiana. It was built in 1931, and is a one-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style steel frame building on a raised basement. It has hollow tile walls, is sheathed in limestone, and has a slate gable roof. [2] :5
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [1]
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