Mount Pleasant Public Library
Location
Current street address: 307 E. Monroe Suite 101 Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
Carnegie address: 400 E Madison St Mount Pleasant, IA 52641
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) + $2,500.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Wednesday, February 22, 1905, Methodist church2
Carnegie Correspondent: W. F. Kopp, Banker; W.B. Seeley; W.I Babb, Judge 1
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. L.A. Janes 2
Architect: Patton & Miller, Chicago
Contractor:
Building Style: Romanesque Revival
Building Size:
Town & County
City: Mount Pleasant
County: Henry County
Population in 1900: 4,109
Population in 1910: 3,874
Population in 1920: 3,987
Population in 2020: 8,668
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Wikipedia served as the source for the population information. Note that the population decreased between 1900 and 1910.
Mount Pleasant is the county seat of Henry County, which was established on December 7, 1836. The county may have been named for either Henry Dodge (1782-1867) who had served as a governor of the Wisconsin Territory (1836-1841) or General James Dougherty Henry (1797-1834) who fought in the Black Hawk War. By 1836, Mount Pleasant was chosen as the county seat when it was part of the Territory of Wisconsin, and despite some opposition, it retained the designation from 1837 onward.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 152-153.)
Carnegie/Bertram/Franks Correspondence
Architectural Blueprints
Architect/Builder/Contractor Documents
Summary of Building Information:
- The lot is less than one acre. (Source: Mount Pleasant Public Library Wikipedia page)
- The architects for the building were Patton & Miller, and the building was built in the Romanesque Revival style. (Source: Mount Pleasant Public Library)
- An addition was added to the back of the library in 1926. (Source: Mount Pleasant Public Library Wikipedia page)
- The building is now used as part of the Southeastern Community College. (Source: Mount Pleasant Public Library Wikipedia page)
- The building is protected by the National Register of Historic Places and was added on May 23rd, 1983. (Source: National Register of Historic Places)
Construction Documents
Images
Library History Documents (Reports, Newspapers, etc.)
Library Board Materials (Meetings, Forms, etc.)
Facilities (Building Maintenance)
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