Simpson College Library
Location
Current street address: Razed in 2014
Carnegie address: 508 North C St. Indianola, IA 50125
Original building still standing: No
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: February 16, 1905
Amount of Grant: $10,000.00
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Saturday, June 8, 19072
Carnegie Correspondent:
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Hamilton2
Architect: Proudfoot & Bird, Des Moines2
Contractor:
Building Style: Jacobean Revival
Building Size:
Sources:
1 2ILQ, Apr. 1907, 5(10), p.156.
Town & County
City: Indianola
County: Warren County
Population in 1900: 2,825
Population in 1910: 3,283
Population in 1920: 3,628
Population in 2020: 12,998
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Wikipedia served as the source for the population information. Note that the population increased between 1900 and 1910.
Indianola is the county seat of Warren County, which was established on January 13, 1846. The county was named for General Joseph Warren (1741-1775) who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In 1849, a site near the center of the county was selected as the county seat and named Indianola.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 314-315.)
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