Cornell College Library
Location
Current street address: 600 First Street SW Mount Vernon, IA 52314
Carnegie address: 620 3rd Street SW Mount Vernon, IA 52314
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: March 1, 19011
Amount of Grant: $50,000.00 1
Cornerstone Date: 1904-06-15
Opening Date: Wednesday, September 13, 1905, Auditorium, 10:00 am2
Carnegie Correspondent: Dr. William F. King, president of college
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss May Lavinia Fairbanks
Architect: Shepley, Rutan, & Coolidge, Boston & Chicago
Contractor: Bartlett & Kling, Cedar Rapids -- $40,525
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Town & County
City: Mount Vernon
County: Linn County
Population in 1900: 90
Population in 2010: 3,390
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Sources:
Census of Iowa, 1895, p. 46 (http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ia.html)
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