Muscatine, Musser Public Library
Location
Current street address: 304 Iowa Ave, Muscatine, IA 52761
Carnegie address:
Original building still standing: No
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant:
Amount of Grant: $40,000, building and grounds1
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Friday, December 20, 1901, First M.E. church1
Carnegie Correspondent:
Librarian, at Dedication:
Architect: Patton & Miller, Chicago1
Contractor:
Building Style: Romanesque1
Building Size:
Building Description: "...the building is a two story structure with high basement, built of Portage red sandstone with tile roof."1
Sources:
1ILQ, Jan. 1902, 2(1), p.15.
Town & County
City: Muscatine
County: Muscatine County
Population in 1900: 14,073
Population in 2010: 22,886
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