Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library Explained

Mishawaka Carnegie Library
Location:122 North Hill, Mishawaka, Indiana
Coordinates:41.6614°N -86.1844°W
Architect:Wickes, A.F.; et.al.
Architecture:Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Jacobethan Revival
Added:August 14, 1998
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:98001048

Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library is a former public library and historic Carnegie library located at Mishawaka, St. Joseph County, Indiana. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, Jacobethan Revival style, oriental brick building with terra cotta embellishments. It features a projecting entrance portico with limestone columns. An addition was constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1937. It was built with a $30,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. The building no longer contains a public library. Since 1969, the building has held private offices, a private residence,[2] and in 2018 opened as Jesus Latin Grill and Tequila Bar.

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. 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mishawaka Carnegie Library. 2016-06-01. Adrian Scott Fine. PDF. November 1997. and Accompanying photographs
  2. Web site: Carnegie Library . City of Mishawaka . 17 March 2018.