Thomas A. Hendricks Library

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Thomas A. Hendricks Library
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Hendricks Hall, July 2012
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LocationCollege Dr. (Campus Rd.) east of Hanover, Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana
Coordinates 38°42′45″N85°27′28″W / 38.71250°N 85.45778°W / 38.71250; -85.45778
Arealess than one acre
Built1903 (1903)
ArchitectPatton & Miller
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 82000043 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 26, 1982

Thomas A. Hendricks Library, also known as Hendricks Hall, is a historic library building located on the campus of Hanover College at Hanover Township, Jefferson County, Indiana. It was designed by the architectural firm Patton & Miller and built in 1903. It is a two-story, rectangular, Colonial Revival style brick and limestone building. It measures 48 feet by 75 feet and has a projecting entrance bay with Ionic order stone pilasters. It features a low dome sheathed in copper and Palladian windows. It is named for Hanover College graduate, Indiana governor, and Vice President Thomas A. Hendricks. [2] :2–3

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. [1]

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 April 1, 2016.Note: This includes Suzanne Jane McFall (November 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thomas A. Hendricks Library" (PDF). Retrieved April 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs.