Hawarden Public Library
Location
Current street address: 803 10th Street Hawarden, IA 51023-2253
Carnegie address: 803 10th Street Hawarden, IA 51023-2253
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: October 3, 19011
Amount of Grant: $5,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Thursday, April 30, 1903, Presbyterian Church, 8:00 pm2
Carnegie Correspondent: Mrs. Anabel Ronald Barber
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Jennie P. Smith3
Architect: Oliver O. Smith, Des Moines
Contractor: William Payne, Hawarden -- $5,000
Building Style: Romanesque Revival
Building Size: 44 ft. x 32 ft., with a rear book room of 6 ft. x 24 ft.
Town & County
City: Hawarden
County: Sioux County
Population in 1900: 1,810
Population in 1910: 2,107
Population in 1920: 2,491
Population in 2020: 2,546
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States 1900. p. 449.
Hawarden is a town in Sioux County, which was established on January 15, 1851. Sioux County was named for the Native American Tribe, the Sioux, who had resided in northern Iowa. The county seat is located at Orange City.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 291.)
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