Carnegie Library (Sandusky, Ohio) Explained

Carnegie Library
Location:Adams and Columbus Ave., Sandusky, Ohio
Coordinates:41.4531°N -82.7103°W
Mapframe:yes
Mapframe-Marker:building
Mapframe-Zoom:12
Mapframe-Caption:Interactive map showing the location of Carnegie Library
Built:1901
Architect:Albert D'Oench
Architecture:Jacobean Revival
Added:November 12, 1975
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:75001385

The Carnegie Library at Adams and Columbus Ave. in Sandusky, Ohio, also known as the Sandusky Public Library, was built in 1901. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975. It was designed by architect Albert D'Oench.

Fundraising for a library was begun in 1886 by a Library Funding Association. It is a -story building. It was designed by New York City firm D'Oench and Yost (Albert D'Oench and Joseph W. Yost). Yost worked in Columbus, Ohio before moving to New York City and joining D'Oench. The building has elements of Jacobean Revival style including steep triangular gables, rectangular windows divided by stone mullions, bay windows, and towers with curved roofs.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Ohio Historic Places Dictionary, Volume 2 . 1999 . Somerset Publishers, Inc.. Lorrie K. Owen . 340. 9781878592705 .