Odebolt Public Library
Location
Current street address: 200 S. Walnut St. Odebolt, IA 51458
Carnegie address: 200 S. Walnut St. Odebolt, IA 51458
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: March 8, 19041
Amount of Grant: $4,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Wednesday, March 1, 1905, no formal exercises2
Carnegie Correspondent: W.E. Hamilton
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. E.P. Potteiger2
Architect: George W. Burkhead, Sioux City2
Contractor: John S. Ketterman, Ida Grove
Building Style:
Building Size: 51 ft. 4 in. x 29 ft.
Building Description: "The building is of Lehigh cream pressed brick with trimmings of Bedford stone, and foundation of coursing stone and paving brick; the roof is of slate."2
Town & County
City: Odebolt
County: Sac County
Population in 1900: 1,432
Population in 2010: 1,013
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 450.
Odebolt is a town in Sac County, which was established on January 15, 1851. The county was named for the Sac or Sauk Tribe. The county seat is at Sac City. Both Odebolt and Sac City received Carnegie grants.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 282.)
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