The Joplin Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1902, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style steel frame building sheathed in brick and white Carthage marble. It measures 79 feet by 86 feet and features a pedimented Ionic order porch which is distyle in antis. A four-bay two story addition was added in 1916. Andrew Carnegie provided $40,000 for its construction.[2]: 2, 7
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| Location | 9th and Wall Sts., Joplin, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 37°4′55″N 94°30′57″W / 37.08194°N 94.51583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902 |
| Architect | Michaelis, August C. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 79001377[1] |
| Added to NRHP | July 10, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Noelle Soren and Claire F. Blackwell (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joplin Carnegie Library" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 9 photographs from 1978)