Colfax Carnegie Library Explained

Colfax Carnegie Library
Location:207 S. Clark St., Colfax, Indiana
Coordinates:40.1933°N -86.6661°W
Built:1917
Architect:Gill and Gill; Graham, Donald, et al.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:March 17, 1994
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:94000230

The Colfax Carnegie Library, also known as Colfax Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Colfax, Clinton County, Indiana. It was built in 1917, and is a -story, Classical Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a red terra cotta style hipped roof and decorative frieze. It was built in part with $9,000 provided by the Carnegie Foundation.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The historic Carnegie library remains in operation today as a public library; its name has been changed to "Colfax-Perry Township Public Library" to accurately represent its wider service area.[2]

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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. 2015-08-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Colfax Carnegie Library . 2015-08-01. Phyllis Myers . PDF. September 1993. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. Web site: Library History . Colfax-Perry Township Public Library . 17 March 2018.