Chariton Public Library
Location
Current street address: 803 Braden Avenue Chariton, IA 50049-1742
Carnegie address: 803 Braden Avenue Chariton, IA 50049-1742
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: January 13, 19031
Amount of Grant: $10,000.00 (initial) + $1,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Friday, October 28, 1904, First Methodist church, 3:00 pm2
Carnegie Correspondent: Thomas Gay
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Margaret W. Brown, Miss Estella Cook, assistant
Architect: Patton & Miller, Chicago
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Building Size: 60 ft. x 40 ft.
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Town & County
City: Chariton
County: Lucas County
Population in 1900: 3,989
Population in 2010: 4,321
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Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Chariton is the county seat of Lucas County, which was established on January 13, 1846. Lucas County was named in honor of Robert Lucas (1781-1853) who served as the first govenor of the Territory of Iowa. The site for the county seat was first named Polk, then it was changed to Chariton Point, and then by 1850, to Chariton.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 208.)
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