Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library Explained

Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library
Location:317 Main Street, Ishpeming, Michigan
Coordinates:46.4914°N -87.6697°W
Architect:John D. Chubb
Architecture:Neoclassical Revival
Designation1:Michigan State Historic Site
Designation1 Date:January 18, 1980

The Ishpeming Carnegie Public Library, located at 317 Main Street in Ishpeming, Michigan, is the second oldest Carnegie Library in the Upper Peninsula.[1] It was authorized in 1901 and opened in 1904.[1] It was listed as a Michigan State Historic Site on January 18, 1980.[2]

The library is a Neoclassical Revival building and was designed by architect John D. Chubb.[2]

The library's website is http://ishpeminglibrary.info and lists its current hours, programs, and services.[3]

The library was one of many real locations in Ishpeming used in the Otto Preminger film Anatomy of a Murder; it stands in for the law library of the court room where much of the film takes place.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historic Marker. 23 March 2010 . flickr. February 23, 2012.
  2. Web site: Staff. Carnegie Public Library . State Historic Preservation Office. Michigan State Housing Development Authority. February 23, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714114355/http://www.mcgi.state.mi.us/hso/sites/9701.htm. July 14, 2014. dead.
  3. Web site: Home. uproc.lib.mi.us. 2016-10-12.
  4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052561/trivia?ref_=tttr_ql_trv_1 Anatomy of a Murder - Trivia - IMDb