Monticello Public Library
Location
Current street address: 205 East Grand Street Monticello, IA 52310
Carnegie address: 116 E. Grand St. -- private
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: February 12, 19031
Amount of Grant: $10,000.00 (initial) + $500.001
Cornerstone Date: 1903-09-11 3:00 pm
Opening Date: Friday, May 27, 1904, Methodist church, 2:302
Carnegie Correspondent: Reverend C. C. Warner, Pastor
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Mary M. Marvin2
Architect: Patton & Miller, Chicago
Contractor: E.M. Loop, Monticello - $7,831.60
Building Style: Jacobean Revival
Building Size: 60 ft. x 40 ft.
Town & County
City: Monticello
County: Jones County
Population in 1900: 2,104
Population in 1910: 2,043
Population in 1920: 2,257
Population in 2020: 3,796
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Wikipedia served as the source for the population information. Note that the population decreased between 1900 and 1910.
Monticello is a town in Jones County, which was established on December 21, 1837. The county was named for George Wallace Jones (1804-1896) who served as a U.S. Senator from Iowa from 1848-1859. The county seat is at Anamosa.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 183.)
Carnegie/Bertram/Franks Correspondence
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