Lake City Public Library
Location
Current street address: 110 East Washington Street Lake City, IA 51449-1718
Carnegie address: 120 N. Illinois St. Lake City, IA 51449
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: May 8, 19081
Amount of Grant: $7,500.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Saturday, April 23, 1910, no formal exercises2
Carnegie Correspondent: M. E. Hutchinson, Lawyer
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Blanche I. Hackett2
Architect: Edgar Lee Barber, Denison
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Building Style: Jacobean Revival
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Town & County
City: Lake City
County: Calhoun County
Population in 1900: 2,703
Population in 1910: 2,043
Population in 1920: 2,110
Population in 2020: 1,727
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Wikipedia served as the source for the population information. Note that the population decreased between 1900 and 1910.
Lake City is a town in Calhoun County, which was established on January 15, 1851. The county was originally named Fox County, but then was changed to Calhoun to honor John Caldwell Calhoun (1782-1850) who had served as a Vice President of the United States. In 1856, Lake City was chosen as the county seat. In 1876, a county election changed the county seat to the more centrally located Rockwell City. Lake City and Rockwell City both received Carnegie grants.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 53.)
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