Ericson Public Library Explained

Library Name:

Ericson Public Library

Country:

United States

Type:

Public

Location:

702 Greene St.
Boone, Iowa

Director:

Jamie Williams

Phone Num:

515-432-3727

References:

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Embed:	yes

Coordinates:	42.0631°N -93.8828°W
Area:	Less than one acre
Built:	1900-1901
Architect:	Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen
Architecture:	Renaissance Revival
Added:	May 23, 1983
Mpsub:	Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
Refnum:	83000344

Ericson Public Library is located in Boone, Iowa, United States. The public library building was a gift of C.J.A. Ericson, a local businessman and politician, who served five terms in the Iowa General Assembly. While in the state legislature he advocated for libraries on a statewide level. He was also a longtime member of the Iowa Library Association.^[2]

The building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by the Des Moines architectural firm of Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen. It was completed in 1901, and features a projecting central pavilion with a Venetian window-piece above the main entrance. An addition was built onto the rear of the building from 1922 to 1923. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.

Notes and References

Web site: EPL Full Time Staff. Ericson Public Library. 2016-03-08.
Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83000344}} Iowa State Historical Department's Iowa Site Inventory: Ericson Public Library ]. National Park Service. 2016-06-27. S. Klingensmith . August 1980. with