Algona Public Library
Location
Current street address: 210 N Phillips St. Algona, IA 50511
Carnegie address: 114 E. Nebraska St. --Carnegie Centre for the Arts
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: March 27, 1903 1
Amount of Grant: $10,000.00 1
Cornerstone Date: 1904-09-29 00:00:00
Opening Date: Saturday, March 25, 1905, 9:00-9:30, no formal exercises
Carnegie Correspondent: E. E. Sayers, Mayor
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. Elizabeth M. Horton 2
Architect: Patton & Miller, Chicago 3
Contractor: A.M. Coan, Algona
Building Style: "The style is English Gothic, the material Roman pressed brick with stone trimmings, and the fine foundation of native granite." 3
Building Size: 52 ft. 2 in. x 45 ft. 4 in.
Building Description: "The building presents a most attractive appearance, being the English style of architecture, the material being gray brick with Bedford stone trimmings and boulder foundation." 2
Town & County
City: Algona
County: Kossuth County
Population in 1900: 2,911
Population in 2010: 5,560
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Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Algona is the county seat of Kossuth County, the largest in Iowa. The county was established on January 15, 1851, and was named for Lajos Kossuth (1802-1894), a Hungarian patriot. The county seat was sited at Call’s Grove, which by 1866 was later renamed Algona.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 189.)
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