Jewett Norris Library

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Jewett Norris Library
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Location1331 Main St.
Trenton, Missouri
Coordinates 40°4′43″N93°36′22″W / 40.07861°N 93.60611°W / 40.07861; -93.60611 Coordinates: 40°4′43″N93°36′22″W / 40.07861°N 93.60611°W / 40.07861; -93.60611
Arealess than one acre
Built1891 (1891)
ArchitectA.F. Gauger, Chauncey Hall
Architectural styleRomanesque
NRHP reference # 84002549 [1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1984

Jewett Norris Library, also known as Grundy County Jewett Norris Library, is a historic library building located at Trenton, Grundy County, Missouri. It was built in 1891, and is a 2 1/2-story, Romanesque Revival style red brick and limestone building. It has a high stone base and broad stone steps leading to a porch with heavy, round stone arches. [2] :2

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. Carolyn G. Lenhart (May 1984). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Jewett Norris Library" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01.Cite web requires |website= (help) (includes 4 photographs from 1984)