Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library

Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property
Roann Carnegie Library, April 2011
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Location	240 S. Chippewa Rd., Roann, Indiana
Coordinates	40°54′36″N85°55′29″W / 40.91000°N 85.92472°W / 40.91000; -85.92472
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1916 (1916)
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	02001561 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 20, 2002

Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Roann, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style brick building over a semi-recessed basement. It has a hipped roof of clay tile and wooden eave brackets. The building feature two enclosed entries and limestone detailing. It was built in part with an $8,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. ^{[2] : 5, 9}

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. ^[1] It is located in the Roann Historic District.

The Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library remains an active lending library; it is one of three public library systems in Wabash County. ^[3]

References

1. "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 July 1, 2016.Note: This includes Amy Walker, Peggy Coppler, and Troy Thompson (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
3. "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2018.

External links

• Library website