Eldora Public Library
Location
Current street address: 1202 10th Street Eldora, IA 50627
Carnegie address: 1219 14th Ave Eldora, IA 50627
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: December 30, 19011
Amount of Grant: $10,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Monday, May 11, 1903, Wisner Opera House, 8:00 pm2
Carnegie Correspondent: E. D. Robb, Mayor
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Clara E. Estabrook3
Architect: Patton & Miller, Chicago2
Contractor: Frank X. White, Eldora
Building Style: "modern Gothic style of architecture of the Elizabethan period"2
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Building Description: "built of Eldora paving brick with Bedford stone trimmings and red tile roof"2
Town & County
City: Eldora
County: Hardin County
Population in 1900: 2,233
Population in 2010: 2,732
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Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Eldora is the county seat of Hardin County, which was established on January 15, 1851. The county was named in honor of Colonel John J. Hardin of Illinois, who was killed in the Mexican War. The name Eldora porportedly came from one of the daughters of the Edgington family who first settled in the area. Between 1856-1891, several challenges for the site of the county seat occurred, but ultimately, Eldora prevailed. In Hardin County, Eldora, Alden, and Iowa Falls all received Carnegie grants.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 147-148.)
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