Indiana Harbor Public Library Explained

Indiana Harbor Public Library
Location:3605 Grand Blvd., East Chicago, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6475°N -87.4489°W
Architect:Robinson, Argyle E.
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman
Added:September 15, 2005
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:05001014

Indiana Harbor Public Library, also known as Grand Boulevard Carnegie Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at 3605 Grand Boulevard in East Chicago, Lake County, Indiana. It was built in 1913, and is a one-story, Arts and Crafts style brick building on a raised basement. An addition was constructed in 1931. The building has a clay tile hipped roof and an entry porch supported by square brick columns. The building was constructed with a $20,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[1]

The library was abandoned in 1983, and its interior woodwork plundered.[2] The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Since 2005, efforts have been made by the City of East Chicago Department of Redevelopment and the Carnegie Performing Arts Association to save the building and begin a $4-million renovation.

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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. 2016-05-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indiana Harbor Public Library. 2016-05-01. Christopher Baas . PDF. March 2005. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. Web site: East Chicago Academy of Visual and Performing Arts . City of East Chicago Department of Redevelopment . 10 March 2018.