Dubuque, Carnegie-Stout Public Library
Location
Current street address: 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697
Carnegie address: 360 West 11th Street Dubuque, IA 52001-4697
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: 18991
Amount of Grant: $50,000.00 (initial) + $10,000.00 + $11,500.00 (additional)1
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Monday, October 20, 1902
Carnegie Correspondent: Jacob Rich
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Bessie Sargeant Smith3
Contractor: John Field & E.A. Engler
Building Style: "Roman Corinthian style" 2
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Town & County
City: Dubuque
County: Dubuque County
Population in 1900: 36,297
Population in 2010: 57,637
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Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Dubuque is the county seat of Dubuque County, which was established on September 6, 1834. DuBuque County, along with Demoine County, were the first two counties that encompassed all of Iowa. The town and the county were named for Julien DuBuque (1762-1810) who had settled there by 1788.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 108.)
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