Bloomfield Public Library
Location
Current street address: 107 N. Columbia St. Bloomfield, IA 52537
Carnegie address: 107 N. Columbia St. Bloomfield, IA 52537
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: November 21, 19111
Amount of Grant: $10,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Friday, August 8, 1913, Methodist church, evening2
Carnegie Correspondent: H. C. Leach, Mayor
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. Mary H. Hinkle2
Architect: Wetherell & Gage, Des Moines
Contractor: C. W. Ennis
Building Style:
Building Size: 57 ft. x 35 ft.
Building Description: "The architecture of the building is a departure from the usual library style, but combines comfort and convenience with a home-like appearance."2
Town & County
City: Bloomfield
County: Davis County
Population in 1900: 2,105
Population in 2010: 2,640
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 448.
Thirteenth Census of the United States — 1910. 2,028. This was the number that was used for the Carnegie grant.
Bloomfield is the county seat of Davis County, which was established on February 17, 1843. Davis County was named for Garret Davis (1801-1872), a Kentucky member of Congress who had supported the West. Bloomfield was voted as the county seat by 1844.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 91.)
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