Olney Carnegie Library Explained

Olney Carnegie Library
Location:401 E. Main St., Olney, Illinois
Coordinates:38.7311°N -88.0814°W
Architect:John W. Gaddis
Builder:Robards, B.L.
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:February 14, 2002
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:02000037

The Olney Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 401 E. Main St. in Olney, Illinois. Olney's library association was founded in 1882, but the city did not have its own library building until the Carnegie Library was constructed in 1904. The library was designed in the Classical Revival style by John W. Gaddis; it is the only Classical Revival building in Olney. Its design features brick pilasters with Corinthian capitals, two terra cotta finials atop the roof, and leaded-glass windows with keystone-patterned stone lintels. The library served as Olney's main library until 1990 and is now the Carnegie Museum.[1]

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 14, 2002.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bosomworth. E.L.. National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Olney Carnegie Library. https://web.archive.org/web/20131012040122/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/218444.pdf. dead. October 12, 2013. National Park Service. October 5, 2013. August 2, 2001.