North Manchester Public Library Explained

Old North Manchester Public Library
Location:204 W. Main St., North Manchester, Indiana
Coordinates:40.9994°N -85.7722°W
Architect:Miller, Grant C.
Architecture:Bungalow/craftsman
Added:March 14, 1996
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:96000290

Old North Manchester Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style dark red brick building over a basement. It has a low-pitched side gable roof of red Spanish tile and wide overhanging eaves. The building corners feature massive piers with sloping sides. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The building no longer contains a public library; since the 1990s, it is owned by a private law firm.[2] The "new" North Manchester Public Library is located at 405 North Market Street.[3]

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. 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Manchester Public Library. 2016-07-01. Nancy L. Hanson. PDF. November 1995. and Accompanying photographs
  2. Web site: History . North Manchester Public Library . 15 March 2018.
  3. Web site: Contact us . North Manchester Public Library . 15 March 2018.