Indianola Public Library
Location
Current street address: 207 North B Street Indianola, IA 50125-2448
Carnegie address: 106 West Boston Avenue Indianola, IA 50125
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: January 13, 19031
Amount of Grant: $10,000.00 (initial) + $2,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Tuesday, May 31, 1904, evening exercises2
Carnegie Correspondent: W. H. Schooley
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Hannah Babb2
Architect: Beymer & Keith, Indianola
Contractor: George W. James, Indianola
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Town & County
City: Indianola
County: Warren County
Population in 1900: 3,261
Population in 2010: 14,782
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Indianola is the county seat of Warren County, which was established on January 13, 1846. The county was named for General Joseph Warren (1741-1775) who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In 1849, a site near the center of the county was selected as the county seat and named Indianola.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 314-315.)
Carnegie/Bertram/Franks Correspondence
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