Greensburg Carnegie Public Library

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Greensburg Carnegie Public Library
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Greensburg Carnegie Public Library, November 2010
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Location114 N. Michigan Ave., Greensburg, Indiana
Coordinates 39°20′23″N85°29′9″W / 39.33972°N 85.48583°W / 39.33972; -85.48583 Coordinates: 39°20′23″N85°29′9″W / 39.33972°N 85.48583°W / 39.33972; -85.48583
Arealess than one acre
Built1904 (1904)
ArchitectHarris, William; Shopbell, Clifford, et al.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 95000701 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 9, 1995

Greensburg Carnegie Public Library, also known as Greensburg City Hall, is a historic Carnegie library located at Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana. It was built in 1904, and is a one-story, cruciform plan, tan brick building in the Classical Revival style. It is topped by a red terra cotta tiled gable roof and central drum and saucer dome. It features a projecting front portico supported by paired Ionic order columns. Its construction and furnishing was funded by a $15,000 grant provided by Andrew Carnegie. [2] :5–6,9

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. [1]

The library operates today under the name Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library. [3]

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  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-08-01.Note: This includes Van P. Batterton and Paul Diebold (February 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greensburg Carnegie Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-08-01. and Accompanying photographs.
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