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
Building Style: Classical Revival
Building Size:
Town & County
City: Indianola
County: Warren County
Population in 1900: 3,261
Population in 1910: 3,283
Population in 1920: 3,628
Population in 2020: 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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