“List of Carnegie libraries in Iowa”的意思、由来-开放百科全书

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Iowa provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Iowa, where 101 public libraries were built from 99 grants (totaling $1,495,706) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1892 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 7 institutions (totaling $210,000).

Public libraries

Library

City or
town

Image

Date
granted^[1]

Grant
amount^[1]^[2]

Location

Remarks^[3]

Albia

1905|Apr|11}}

$10,000

{{coord>41.027733|-92.805827|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Albia Public Library}}

Opened March 21, 1906.

Alden

1913|Nov|3}}

$9,000

{{coord>42.519925|-93.374412|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Alden Public Library}}

This is the smallest community in the United States to be granted a Carnegie library, with a population of just 699 in 1900. A Wetherell and Gage design in the Beaux-Arts style, it was opened August 26, 1914.

Algona

1903|Mar|27}}

$10,000

{{coord>43.068480|-94.236624|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Algona Public Library}}

This Patton and Miller of Chicago design is now a private business. It was in use as a library from March 25, 1905 until 1983.

Ames

1903|Feb|2}}

$16,000

{{coord>42.026679|-93.612142|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Ames Public Library}}

Opened October 20, 1904, this building has been expanded twice to accommodate growing demand. It was designed by Hawlett and Rawson of Des Moines.

Atlantic

1902|Mar|14}}

$12,500

{{coord>41.406541|-95.014400|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Atlantic Public Library}}

Opened December 28, 1903.

Audubon

1911|Mar|29}}

$9,000

{{coord>41.722195|-94.931660|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Audubon Public Library}}

Dedicated on December 3, 1912.

Bedford

1907|Apr|8}}

$10,000

{{coord>40.668579|-94.720280|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Bedford Public Library}}

Dedicated on January 25, 1916 and opened on January 26, 1916.

Bloomfield

1911|Nov|21}}

$10,000

{{coord>40.752589|-92.416391|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Bloomfield Public Library}}

Opened August 8, 1913, this building was designed by Wetherall and Gage of Des Moines.

Britt

1916|Mar|31}}

$8,000

Dedicated June 20, 1918, this building was razed in 1968.

Carroll

1903|Feb|12}}

$10,000

{{coord>42.066132|-94.866879|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Carroll Public Library}}

Dedicated September 2, 1905, this building is now the Carroll County Historical Museum.

Cedar Falls

1902|Mar|14}}

$15,000

{{coord>42.533319|-92.445509|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Cedar Falls Public Library}}

Dedicated on September 24, 1903, this building housed the library for Cedar Falls until 2001, when it was demolished for construction of a new library.

Cedar Rapids

1901|Feb|19}}

$75,000

{{coord>41.978938|-91.664579|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Cedar Rapids Public Library}}

Now the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, this Josselyn and Taylor building opened on June 23, 1905 and served as the library until 1985.

Chariton

1903|Jan|13}}

$11,000

{{coord>41.016158|-93.304996|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Chariton Public Library}}

A Patton and Miller work, this building opened October 28, 1904.

Charles City

1903|Jan|2}}

$12,500

{{coord>43.069248|-92.679141|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Charles City Public Library}}

Now the Charles City Art Center, this library opened November 24, 1904 and was designed by Patton and Miller.

Cherokee

1903|Jan|6}}

$12,000

{{coord>42.750794|-95.551357|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Cherokee Public Library}}

Dedicated May 2, 1905, this building was designed by Wetherall and Gage.

Clarinda

1907|Feb|21}}

$15,000

{{coord>40.740917|-95.037854|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Clarinda Public Library}}

Dedicated April 15, 1909, this building served the city until 2004 and now houses an art museum.

Clear Lake

1916|Mar|31}}

$8,500

{{coord>43.138636|-93.382545|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Clear Lake Public Library}}

Opened June 7, 1918, this library was expanded in 2002 by adjoining with a neighboring building.

Clinton

1901|Aug|24}}

$45,000

{{coord>41.838395|-90.190995|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Clinton Public Library}}

Opened November 8, 1904, this building was designed by Patton and Miller.

Colfax

1904|Dec|2}}

$6,500

{{coord>41.677656|-93.245451|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Colfax Public Library}}

Opened May 14, 1913.

Corydon

1917|Nov|7}}

$8,000

{{coord>40.757806|-93.320339|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Corydon Public Library}}

Dedicated June 20, 1919, this was the final Carnegie library granted and opened in Iowa. It was designed by Proudfoot, Bird, and Rawson of Des Moines and used until August 12, 1977; the building is now a school.

Council Bluffs

1903|Jan|6}}

$70,000

{{coord>41.259001|-95.851057|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Council Bluffs Public Library}}

Opened on September 12, 1905, this Beaux-Arts building was the Council Bluffs library until 1998, when it was extensively renovated and became the Union Pacific Railroad Museum. It was the largest of the 17 Carnegie libraries Patton and Miller designed in Iowa.^[4]

Cresco

1913|Feb|13}}

$17,500

{{coord>43.374859|-92.116263|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Cresco Public Library}}

Dedicated February 10, 1915, this building by local architect J.H. Howe is unusual among Carnegie libraries for resulting from a community grant—Cresco joined with six additional townships to receive its grant.^[5]

Davenport

1899|Dec|2}}

$75,000

{{coord>41.524291|-90.575516|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Davenport Public Library}}

This Calvin Kiessling design was opened May 11, 1904, five years after local novelist Alice French lobbied Carnegie for a grant. It was condemned and demolished in 1966.

Denison

1902|Mar|14}}

$12,500

{{coord>42.016413|-95.353732|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Denison Public Library}}

A Cox and Schoentgen design which opened on August 10, 1904, this building was extensively renovated in 1985; the original rooms are used only as meeting rooms today.^[6]

DeWitt

1907|Apr|8}}

$7,116

{{coord>41.824805|-90.537622|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=DeWitt Public Library}}

This building was converted to City Hall in the late 1980s when a new library was built for DeWitt. C.R. Spink of Davenport was the architect; Large Brothers of DeWitt was the builder.^[7]

Dubuque

1901|Jan|12}}

$71,500

{{coord>42.502794|-90.670230|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Dubuque Public Library}}

Opened October 20, 1902, this Spencer and Williamson design is the largest Carnegie building in Iowa still in use as a library.

Dunlap

1911|May|2}}

$10,000

{{coord>41.855066|-95.602942|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Dunlap Public Library}}

This building was designed by Barber and Glenn of nearby Denison. It is now a church.

Eagle Grove

1902|Apr|26}}

$10,000

{{coord>42.664687|-93.905962|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Eagle Grove Public Library}}

Opened on September 15, 1903, this Smith and Gage design was a library until 1976. It is now the Eagle Grove Historical Museum.

Eldon

1911|Mar|18}}

$7,500

{{coord>40.919950|-92.224367|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Eldon Public Library}}

This Wetherall and Gage building was opened on May 9, 1913.

Eldora

1901|Dec|30}}

$10,000

{{coord>42.360351|-93.098531|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Eldora Public Library}}

Opened May 11, 1903, this Patton and Miller work is unusually asymmetrical. It is now a private business.

Emmetsburg

1911|Feb|20}}

$10,000

{{coord>43.113108|-94.673803|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Emmetsburg Public Library}}

The work of architect A.T. Simmons, this building was dedicated December 13, 1912 and is now the Palo Alto County Historical Museum.

Estherville

1902|Feb|15}}

$10,000

{{coord>43.402616|-94.836452|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Estherville Public Library}}

This building was greatly expanded in 1992.

Fairfield

1892|Jan|15}}

$30,000

{{coord>41.005763|-91.962454|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Fairfield Public Library}}

The fifth Carnegie library in the United States to be commissioned and the first outside of Western Pennsylvania. Fairfield's grant effort was spurred by Senator James F. Wilson. The Richardsonian Romanesque work is now operated by Indian Hills Community College as a satellite campus building, as a new library was built in 1996.

Fort Dodge

1901|Jan|10}}

$30,000

{{coord>42.506528|-94.190168|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Fort Dodge Public Library}}

This building was designed by Milwaukee architects H. C. Koch and Son and was dedicated October 15, 1903. It operated until November 20, 2000, when a new library opened. It is currently being renovated to become an apartment complex.^[8]

Garner

1914|Jun|11}}

$6,500

Dedicated August 13, 1914, this building was razed in 1977 or 1978.

Glenwood

1903|Jul|27}}

$7,500

{{coord>41.048126|-95.741837|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Glenwood Public Library}}

Opening February 4, 1907, this building was greatly renovated and modernized (for that time) in the early 1980s.

Greenfield

1915|Sep|29}}

$7,500

{{coord>41.303087|-94.460428|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Greenfield Public Library}}

Omaha architect Lloyd Willis designed this Colonial Revival building which was dedicated November 27, 1916. The building was used as a library until 1997.

Grundy Center

1910|Apr|8}}

$6,000

Designed by Conrad architect John R. Gier and opening November 6, 1912, this building was torn down to build Grundy Center's new library.

Hamburg

1915|Dec|3}}

$9,000

{{coord>40|36|25.89|N|95|39|25.83|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Hamburg Public Library}}

Hampton

1902|Mar|14}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|44|29.76|N|93|12|25.74|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Hampton Public Library}}

Dedicated October 6, 1905, this building is the design of Liebbe, Nourse, and Rasmussen.

Hawarden

1901|Oct|3}}

$5,000

{{coord>42|59|47.48|N|96|29|0.18|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Hawarden Public Library}}

A Smith and Gage design, this building was dedicated April 30, 1903, and was renovated in 1971 and 1991.^[9]

Humboldt

1906|Dec|13}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|43|19.09|N|94|12|59.47|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Humboldt Public Library}}

Indianola

1903|Jan|13}}

$12,000

{{coord>41|21|45.47|N|93|33|43.07|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Indianola Public Library}}

Dedicated on May 31, 1904, this building was in use as a library until 1984. It was designed by local architects Beymer and Keith. Today it houses the offices of the Des Moines Metro Opera.

Iowa City

1902|Mar|14}}

$35,000

{{coord>41|39|31.57|N|91|31|53.1|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Iowa City Public Library}}

Dedicated October 29, 1904, this building served Iowa City as a library until 1981, though an addition was added in 1963. It is now home to commercial offices.

Iowa Falls

1903|Mar|20}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|31|17.52|N|93|15|49.52|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Iowa Falls Public Library}}

Dedicated August 9, 1904, this library has since 2000 been an art and history museum.

Jefferson

1903|Feb|2}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|0|55.99|N|94|22|35.04|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Jefferson Public Library}}

The design of Hawlett and Rawson, this library was dedicated April 19, 1904. An addition was added in 1967, and the building was renovated again in 1990.^[10]

Knoxville

1910|Nov|30}}

$10,000

{{coord>41|19|2.38|N|93|5|48.57|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Knoxville Public Library}}

This building was dedicated July 2, 1913.

Lake City

1908|May|8}}

$7,500

{{coord>42|16|3.16|N|94|43|56.54|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Lake City Public Library}}

This design of Edgar Lee Barber opened April 23, 1909. It is now a private restaurant.

Laurens

1907|Feb|6}}

$3,800

{{coord>42|50|58.52|N|94|51|4.91|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Laurens Public Library}}

A Wetherell and Gage design, this building was dedicated on October 8, 1910.

Le Mars

1903|Jan|22}}

$12,500

{{coord>42|47|27.74|N|96|9|57.91|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Le Mars Public Library}}

This building, designed by John Werling, was dedicated on January 1, 1904. It is now an art center.

Leon

1905|Apr|20}}

$6,000

{{coord>40|44|22.33|N|93|45|0.64|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Leon Public Library}}

This library opened and was dedicated on November 1, 1906.

Logan

1915|Dec|3}}

$10,000

{{coord>41|38|39.32|N|95|47|23.96|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Logan Public Library}}

This building was dedicated on December 28, 1920, and has served the community continuously since then.

Malvern

1915|Sep|29}}

$8,000

{{coord>41|0|13.75|N|95|35|5.51|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Malvern Public Library}}

This building was opened on June 2, 1917. This library was remodeled in 2006.

Manchester

1902|Apr|11}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|29|11.17|N|91|27|28.59|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Manchester Public Library}}

This library was opened in March 1903. An addition was completed in 1993.^[11]

Maquoketa

1902|Mar|14}}

$12,500

{{coord>42|4|11.09|N|90|40|0.7|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Maquoketa Public Library}}

Dedicated January 19, 1904, this work by architect Harry Netcott completed an expansion in 1998.^[12]

Marengo

1903|Mar|27}}

$10,000

{{coord>41|47|55.85|N|92|4|5.59|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Marengo Public Library}}

One of many Patton and Miller designs, this building was dedicated on August 4, 1905.

Marion

1903|Jan|22}}

$11,500

{{coord>42|2|0.97|N|91|35|45.6|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Marion Public Library}}

Dedicated on March 6, 1905, this Dieman and Fiske design now houses offices for the United Methodist Church.

Marshalltown

1901|Dec|30}}

$30,000

{{coord>42|3|0.72|N|92|54|47.6|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Marshalltown Public Library}}

An unusual Carnegie library built on a corner, this Patton and Miller design served as a library from April 22, 1903, until December 2008.^[13]

Mason City

1902|Apr|11}}

$20,000

{{coord>43|9|7.47|N|93|11|50.67|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Mason City Public Library}}

A Patton and Miller design, this library was dedicated on January 10, 1905, but by 1940 a new library was opened. It now houses private businesses.^[14]

Missouri Valley

1909|Feb|1}}

$10,000

{{coord>41|33|25.97|N|95|53|20.76|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Missouri Valley Carnegie Library}}

Dedicated on January 2, 1912, this library completed an addition in 2004.^[15]

Montezuma

1917|May|3}}

$8,000

{{coord>41|35|6.88|N|92|31|30.31|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Montezuma Public Library}}

This library was designed by Wetherall and Gage and was dedicated April 16, 1919, and is now home to the Poweshiek County Historical & Genealogical Society.

Monticello

1903|Feb|12}}

$10,500

{{coord>42|14|16.69|N|91|11|17.35|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Monticello Public Library}}

Dedicated on May 27, 1904, this Patton and Miller library was designated one of Iowa's seven most endangered historic properties in 2005.^[16]

Mount Ayr

1915|Sep|29}}

$8,000

{{coord>40|42|49.01|N|94|14|19.07|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Mount Ayr Public Library}}

This library was dedicated on January 1, 1917.

Mount Pleasant

1903|Jan|13}}

$12,500

{{coord>40|58|6.11|N|91|33|9.21|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Mount Pleasant Public Library}}

Dedicated on February 22, 1905, this building's tower reflects a Romanesque style.

Nashua

1905|Jan|19}}

$5,690

{{coord>42|57|11.25|N|92|32|16.31|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Nashua Public Library}}

Dedicated on January 10, 1906, the Nashua library completed an addition in 1986.^[17]

New Hampton

1908|Aug|15}}

$10,000

{{coord>43|3|34.76|N|92|18|46.27|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=New Hampton Public Library}}

Dedicated on February 4, 1910, this building is now the Carnegie Cultural Center.

Newton

1902|Jan|22}}

$10,000

{{coord>41|41|59.46|N|93|3|28.77|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Newton Public Library}}

Odebolt

1904|Mar|8}}

$4,000

{{coord>42|18|44.99|N|95|15|12.23|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Odebolt Public Library}}

Designed by George W. Burkhead of Sioux City, this library was opened on March 1, 1905. A major addition was completed in 1999.^[18]

Onawa

1907|Dec|13}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|1|38.11|N|96|5|35.39|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Onawa Public Library}}

An excellent example of Prairie School architecture, this building was dedicated on October 22, 1909.

Osage

1905|Mar|27}}

$10,000

{{coord>43|17|4.88|N|92|48|33.41|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Osage Public Library}}

This building was dedicated on August 1, 1911 and now houses offices for the City of Osage.

Osceola

1908|Dec|14}}

$11,000

{{coord>41|1|55.19|N|93|46|3.68|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Osceola Public Library}}

This building was dedicated on June 15, 1911.

Oskaloosa

1902|Mar|14}}

$22,000

{{coord>41|17|35.77|N|92|38|43.47|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Oskaloosa Public Library}}

Dedicated and opened on September 8, 1903, a 1997 addition doubled the size of this library.^[19]

Ottumwa

1900|Feb|16}}

$50,000

{{coord>41|1|11.25|N|92|24|41.13|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Ottumwa Public Library}}

Pella

1905|Nov|24}}

$11,000

{{coord>41|24|26.97|N|92|55|7.22|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Pella Public Library}}

This building was dedicated on December 18, 1907, and served as a library until 1999. It is now Pella City Hall.

Perry

1903|Jan|13}}

$10,600

{{coord>41|50|22.65|N|94|6|26.59|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Perry Public Library}}

This building served as the library from its dedication on December 10, 1904, until the mid–1990s.

Red Oak

1906|Nov|27}}

$12,500

{{coord>41|0|29.81|N|95|13|48.86|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Red Oak Public Library}}

Dedicated and opened on October 8, 1909, this building is the design of Patton and Miller.

Reinbeck

1916|Mar|31}}

$6,000

{{coord>42|19|26.17|N|92|35|58.51|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Reinbeck Public Library}}

Dedicated on November 7, 1917, this library constructed an addition in 1992.^[20]

Rockwell City

1908|Feb|10}}

$8,000

{{coord>42|23|40.81|N|94|38|5.25|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Rockwell City Public Library}}

Dedicated June 3, 1909, this building was vacated when the library moved in 2008.

Sac City

1911|Jan|6}}

$8,000

{{coord>42|25|21.99|N|94|59|27.56|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Sac City Public Library}}

Dedicated February 24, 1913, this library was in use until 1985. It is now the Sac City Chamber of Commerce.^[21]

Sanborn

1911|Mar|29}}

$4,000

{{coord>43|11|5.76|N|95|39|20.85|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Sanborn Public Library}}

This library was dedicated on May 22, 1912.

Sheldon

1906|Feb|28}}

$10,000

{{coord>43|10|49.93|N|95|51|18.63|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Sheldon Public Library}}

Built in the Beaux-Arts style, this library is now a museum.

Shenandoah

1903|Jan|22}}

$10,000

{{coord>40|45|56.25|N|95|22|25.82|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Shenandoah Public Library}}

Dedicated August 1, 1905, this library has been twice expanded. The latest remodel was in 2012. ^[22]

Sibley

1915|Sep|29}}

$10,000

{{coord>43|24|6.5|N|95|44|55.72|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Sibley Public Library}}

Dedicated December 11, 1917, this library was expanded in 1985.^[23]

Sigourney

1913|Jan|2}}

$10,000

{{coord>41|20|9.03|N|92|12|15.38|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Sigourney Public Library}}

This library, dedicated on May 18, 1914, served the community until 2005. It is now home to a private firm.

Sioux City Main

Sioux City

1911|Apr|8}}

$75,000

{{coord>42|29|47.03|N|96|24|7.23|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Sioux City Public Library}}

Opened and dedicated on March 6, 1913, this library was converted into the Carnegie Place Apartments.

Sioux City Leeds Branch

Sioux City

1911|Apr|8}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|32|24.42|N|96|21|39.67|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Sioux City Public Library — Leeds Branch}}

This building is now an American Legion hall.

Spencer

1903|Jan|13}}

$10,000

This library was dedicated on March 6, 1905, and was razed in 1970. Spencer's new library was home to Dewey Readmore Books.

Spirit Lake

1905|Feb|1}}

$8,000

{{coord>43|25|20|N|95|6|5|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Spirit Lake Public Library}}

This library was dedicated on September 24, 1912, and is now a private business.

Storm Lake

1903|Dec|4}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|38|42.09|N|95|11|58.64|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Storm Lake Public Library}}

Designed by Paul O. Moratz and dedicated on September 29, 1906, this building is now the Buena Vista County Historical Museum.

Stuart

1906|Nov|14}}

$6,500

{{coord>41|30|13.81|N|94|19|4.46|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Stuart Public Library}}

This building was dedicated on April 3, 1908.

Tama

1904|Aug|30}}

$8,500

Dedicated on February 1, 1907, this library served Tama until 2000 when a new library was built.

Tipton

1902|Jul|9}}

$10,000

{{coord>41|46|2.66|N|91|7|39.56|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Tipton Public Library}}

Dedicated August 16, 1904, this library was expanded in 1988.^[24]

Traer

1914|Jun|11}}

$10,000

{{coord>42|11|35.39|N|92|27|59.07|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Traer Public Library}}

This library was dedicated on March 31, 1916, and underwent a renovation and addition in 2004.^[25]

Villisca

1907|May|2}}

$10,000

{{coord>40|55|56.41|N|94|58|37.82|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Villisca Public Library}}

This building was dedicated and opened on February 5, 1909.

Vinton

1903|Jan|2}}

$12,500

{{coord>42|9|59.05|N|92|1|21.13|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Vinton Public Library}}

Dedicated on August 25, 1904, this library was later expanded.^[26]

Waterloo East Side

Waterloo

1902|Apr|11}}

$24,000

{{coord>42|29|56.28|N|92|19|55.99|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Waterloo Public Library — East Side}}

This library is the work of J.G. Ralston and was dedicated on February 23, 1906. Unusually, Waterloo was granted one library but requested funding for two after a disagreement on where to place the library resulted in additional funding from Carnegie.^[27] It now houses city offices.

Waterloo West Side

Waterloo

1902|Apr|11}}

$21,000

{{coord>42|29|32.28|N|92|20|36.85|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Waterloo Public Library — West Side}}

This library is the work of J.G. Ralston and was dedicated on February 23, 1906. It was the second library proposed for Waterloo and now houses offices for private attorneys.

Waverly

1903|Feb|20}}

$10,000

This library was dedicated on January 1, 1905, and now houses city offices.

West Liberty

1904|Feb|5}}

$7,500

{{coord>41|34|17.07|N|91|15|41.79|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=West Liberty Public Library}}

This building was dedicated on January 12, 1905.

100

Winterset

1904|Feb|5}}

$10,000

{{coord>41|20|3.26|N|94|0|56|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Winterset Public Library}}

This building, dedicated on June 16, 1905, is now City Hall.^[28]

101

Woodbine

1909|Apr|28}}

$7,500

{{coord>41|44|13.36|N|95|42|20.55|W|type:landmark_region:US-IA|name=Woodbine Public Library}}

Dedicated on March 9, 1910, this library was expanded in 2001.^[29]

Academic libraries

Institution

City or
town

Image

Date
granted^[30]

Grant
amount^[30]

Location

Remarks^[3]

Cornell College

Mount Vernon

1903|Dec|21}}

$50,000

{{coord>41.924895|-91.421796|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Cornell College Library}}

Unusually, this library was granted with the intent to serve as both a community and collegiate library, a role which remains to this day (though the agreement was informal until 2001). This building was used until 1957, and it is now the Norton Geology Center and Anderson Museum.

Drake University

Des Moines

1905|Mar|27}}

$50,000

{{coord>41.602246|-93.652825|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Drake University Library}}

A Proudfoot and Bird design, this building was converted to house the Drake Law Library in 1938. When a new Law Library was built in 1990, Carnegie Hall was converted to classroom use.^[31]

Ellsworth College

Iowa Falls

1906|Mar|12}}

$10,000

Grinnell College

Grinnell

1903|Mar|7}}

$50,000

{{coord>41.748311|-92.722507|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Grinnell College Library}}

This H.D. Rawson design opened June 13, 1905, and served the college until 1959, when a new library was built. It is now Carnegie Hall.

Parsons College

Fairfield

1905|Mar|31}}

$15,000

{{coord>41.016111|-91.966667|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Parsons College Library}}

Parsons College lost its accreditation and closed in 1973. This structure was razed in July 2000 by the Maharishi University of Management, which purchased the buildings and bulldozed many of them for new structures conforming to Maharishi Sthapatya Veda. It remains a contributing property to a historic district.

Simpson College

Indianola

1905|Feb|16}}

$10,000

{{coord>41.364369|-93.564551|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Simpson College Library}}

In 1964, no longer library with construction of Dunn Library. Housed business and art classes. Renamed Heckert Hall in 1975. Business moved out and renamed Art Center. Razed in 2014.

Upper Iowa University

Fayette

1901|Jan|1}}

$25,000

{{coord>42.838449|-91.800771|region:US-IA_type:landmark|format=dms|name=Upper Iowa University Library}}

The first academic library granted in Iowa, it was named after former student David B. Henderson, Speaker of the House and a personal friend of Carnegie's.

Notes

1. ^¹At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these figures. In these cases, further references have been consulted, including Anderson and Miller.
2. ^Cities awarded more than one branch have only one, total amount reflected in this column.
3. ^¹{{cite web|url=http://clip.grad.uiowa.edu/|title=Carnegie Libraries in Iowa Project|year=2008|publisher=The University of Iowa|accessdate=2009-07-06}}
4. ^{{cite journal|last=Kruty|first=Paul|date=July–August 1983|title=Patton and Miller: Designers of Carnegie Libraries|journal=The Palimpsest|publisher=State Historical Society of Iowa|location=Des Moines|volume=64|issue=4|issn=0031-0360}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cresco.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2|title=Cresco Public Library History|publisher=Cresco Public Library|accessdate=2009-07-09}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.denison.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history|title=Norelius Library History|publisher=Norelius Community Library|accessdate=2009-07-09}}
7. ^Improvement Bulletin Vol. 35, 10/19/1907 p 22, 7/6/1907 p 21
8. ^{{cite news|url=http://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/502766.html?showlayout=0|title=Carnegie Library: SOLD|last=Shea|first=Bill|date=January 24, 2008|work=The Messenger|accessdate=2009-07-13}}
9. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.hawardenlibrary.org/history.htm|title=History of the library|publisher=Hawarden Public Library|accessdate=2009-07-23}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.cityofjeffersoniowa.org/depts-library.php|title=History|publisher=City of Jefferson|accessdate=2009-07-23}}
11. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.manchester.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history|title=Library History|publisher=Manchester Public Library|accessdate=2009-07-24}}
12. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.maquoketaia.com/chamber/brochures/Maquoketa|title=Maquoketa Public Library|publisher=Maquoketa Public Library|accessdate=2009-07-24}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}
13. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.marshalltownlibrary.org/general.html#about|title=About the Library|publisher=Marshalltown Public Library|accessdate=2009-07-24}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.masoncity.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2|title=Library History|publisher=Mason City Public Library|accessdate=2009-07-24}}
15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.missourivalley.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history|title=History of Missouri Valley Public Library|publisher=Missouri Valley Public Library|accessdate=2009-07-24}}
16. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.iowapreservation.org/endangered.php?endangered_year=2005|title=IHPA Most Endangered Properties|publisher=The Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance|accessdate=2009-07-24}}
17. ^{{cite web|url=http://nashua-iowa.com/library.htm#history |title=Nashua Public Library History |publisher=Nashua Public Library |accessdate=2009-07-24 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209183751/http://nashua-iowa.com/library.htm |archivedate=February 9, 2009 }}
18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.odebolt.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history|title=Odebolt Field Carnegie Library History|publisher=Odebolt Field Carnegie Library|accessdate=2009-07-28}}
19. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.oskaloosalibrary.org/about-us/history2|title=Library History|publisher=Oskaloosa Public Library|accessdate=2009-08-02}}
20. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.reinbeck.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history|title=Library History|publisher=Reinbeck Public Library|accessdate=2009-08-02}}
21. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.saccity.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history|title=Library History|publisher=Sac City Public Library|accessdate=2009-08-02}}
22. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.shenandoah.lib.ia.us/libinfo.html|title=Library Information|publisher=Shenandoah Public Library|accessdate=2009-08-02}}
23. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.sibley.lib.ia.us/library-information/history|title=Sibley Public Library History|publisher=Sibley Public Library|accessdate=2009-08-02}}
24. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.tipton.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history|title=Library History|publisher=Tipton Public Library|accessdate=2009-08-03}}
25. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.traer.com/WelcomeContent.html|title=Welcome to Traer|publisher=City of Traer, Iowa|accessdate=2009-08-03}}
26. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.statelibraryofiowa.org/ld/lib-build/carnegie-libraries-in-iowa|title=Carnegie Libraries in Iowa|publisher=State Library of Iowa|accessdate=2009-08-03}}
27. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.wplwloo.lib.ia.us/wplhist.html|title=History of the Waterloo Public Library 1865–1984|last=Baldwin|first=Clarence W.|year=1996|accessdate=2009-08-03}}
28. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.winterset.lib.ia.us/library-information/history2/history|title=Library History|publisher=Winterset Public Library|accessdate=2009-08-03}}
29. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.woodbineia.org/library.htm|title=Library|publisher=Woodbine Public Library|accessdate=2009-08-03}}
30. ^¹Miller, pp. 38–40
31. ^{{cite web|last1=Walters|first1=Leah|title=Opperman Law Library|url=http://drakeapedia.cowleswiki.drake.edu/Opperman+Law+Library|website=Drakepedia|accessdate=January 28, 2018}}

References

{{cite book|last=Anderson|first=Florence|title=Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961|publisher=Carnegie Corporation|location=New York|year=1963|oclc=1282382|ref=Anderson}}

{{cite book|last=Bobinski|first=George S.|title=Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development|publisher=American Library Association|location=Chicago|year=1969|isbn=0-8389-0022-4|ref=Bobinski}}

{{cite book|last=Jones|first=Theodore|title=Carnegie Libraries Across America|publisher=John Wiley & Sons|location=New York|year=1997|isbn=0-471-14422-3|ref=Jones}}

{{cite book|last=Miller|first=Durand R.|title=Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917|publisher=Carnegie Corporation of New York|location=New York|year=1943|oclc=2603611|ref=Miller}}

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references (usually Jones) without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.

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Key

Public libraries

Academic libraries

Notes

References