Anderson Museum of Art explained

Carnegie Public Library
Location:	32 W. 10th St., Anderson, Indiana
Coordinates:	40.1064°N -85.6803°W
Built:	1905
Architect:	Thompson and Millspaugh Richards, McCarty, and Bulford
Architecture:	Beaux-Arts
Added:	March 21, 1985
Area:	Less than
Refnum:	85000603

The Anderson Museum of Art (previously known as the Anderson Center for the Arts) is located in downtown Anderson, Indiana at 32 West 10th Street in the former Carnegie Library building built partly in honor of educator and railroad executive John Byers Anderson. The building, as Carnegie Public Library, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The center is located in the Beaux-Arts-style former Carnegie library. Andrew Carnegie provided a $50,000 grant for the building's construction. The building features a 35feet high rotunda with a 40feet stained glass domed ceiling and marble floors.^[1] The library moved to a new facility in 1987.

The museum specializes in collecting Indiana and contemporary art.

See also

• List of museums in Indiana
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Indiana

Cited works

• Anderson: A Pictorial History by Esther Dittlinger, copyright 1990, page 192.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD) . Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology . Searchable database. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carnegie Public Library. 2016-05-01. Lorine A. Combs. PDF. October 1984. and Accompanying photographs.