Hamburg Public Library
Location
Current street address: 1301 Main Street Hamburg, IA 51640-1327
Carnegie address: 1301 Main Street Hamburg, IA 51640-1327
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: December 3, 19151
Amount of Grant: $9,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Sunday, June 9th, 1918, afternoon2
Carnegie Correspondent: W. T. Davidson, Newspaper Editor
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Letha Davidson2
Architect: Sawyer & Watrous, Des Moines
Contractor: Zutz & Zutz
Building Style:
Building Size: 54 ft. x 29 ft.
Building Description: "...is of dark brick..."2
Town & County
City: Hamburg
County: Fremont County
Population in 1900: 2,079
Population in 2010: 1,187
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Thirteenth Census of the United States — 1910. 1,817.
Hamburg is a town in Fremont County, which was established on Febraury 24, 1847. Fremont is named for General John C. Fremont (1813-1890) who extensively explored the western territories of what became the United States. The county seat is located in Sidney.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 129.)
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