Emmetsburg Public Library
Location
Current street address: 707 North Superior Emmetsburg, IA 50536-1022
Carnegie address: 804 Monroe St. --
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: February 20, 19111
Amount of Grant: $10,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Friday, December 13, 1912, Court House2
Carnegie Correspondent: Thyrza Watson, Secretary of the Library Board
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. Lillian Neale Appleby
Architect: A. T. Simmons, Bloomington, Illinois
Contractor: Hoar & Parkinson, Iowa City
Building Style: Jacobean Revival
Building Size:
Town & County
City: Emmetsburg
County: Palo Alto County
Population in 1900: 2,361
Population in 1910: 2,325
Population in 1920: 2,762
Population in 2020: 3,904
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States 1900. p. 449.
Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910. 2,325.
Emmetsburg is the county seat of Palo Alto County, which was established on January 15, 1851. Palo Alto was named for the first major victory of the Mexican War in 1846. An early county seat was established at Paoli, and then at Soda Bar, but in 1875, Emmetsburg became the county seat. Emmetsburg was name for the Irish patriot, Robert Emmet(1778-1803).
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 252-253.)