Atlantic Public Library
Location
Current street address: 507 Poplar St. Atlantic, IA 50022
Carnegie address: 507 Poplar St. Atlantic, IA 50022
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: March 14, 19021
Amount of Grant: $12,500.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Monday, December 28, 19032
Carnegie Correspondent: E. E. Egan, Newspaper Editor
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Pearl Evans2
Architect: Liebbe, Nourse, & Rasmussen, Des Moines
Contractor: J.C. Marxen, Avoca
Building Style: Georgian Revival
Building Size: 60 ft. x 70 ft.
Town & County
City: Atlantic
County: Cass County
Population in 1900: 5,046
Population in 1910: 4,560
Population in 1920: 5,329
Population in 2020: 7,112
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States 1900. p. 448.
Atlantic is the county seat of Cass County, which was established on January 15, 1851. Cass County was named for Lewis Cass (1782-1866) who had been a Michigan Senator, and had been a Democratic candidate for the presidency in 1848. The first county seat was established at a town named Lewis, but in 1869, the seat was moved to Atlantic.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 58.)
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