Thorntown Public Library Explained

Thorntown Public Library
Location:124 N. Market St., Thorntown, Indiana
Coordinates:40.1306°N -86.6061°W
Built:-1915
Architect:Parker, Wilson B.
Added:September 22, 1986
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:86002708

Thorntown Public Library is a historic Carnegie library located at Thorntown, Boone County, Indiana. It was built in 1914–1915, and is a one-story, three-bay, brown brick building with a red clay tile hipped roof. It has a round arched entrance and limestone trim. Its construction was funded with $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.

The Thorntown Public Library today is one of three public libraries in Boone County.[2]

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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. 2015-07-01. Note: This includes Web site: National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Thorntown Public Library . 2015-07-01. Mary Ann Mathews . PDF. April 1986. and Accompanying photographs.
  2. Web site: Libraries in Boone County, Indiana . Boone County Community Network . 4 March 2018.