Tipton Public Library
Location
Current street address: 206 Cedar St. Tipton, IA 52772
Carnegie address: 206 Cedar St. Tipton, IA 52772
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: January 9, 19021
Amount of Grant: $10,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Saturday, July 16, 1904, on the lawn, afternoon exercises2
Carnegie Correspondent: W. N. Treichler, President of Library Board
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. Anna Shaw Yates2
Architect: Mauran, Russell & Garden, St. Louis2
Contractor: M.M. Hall, Cedar Rapids
Building Style: "modified colonial architecture"
Building Size: 55 ft. 2 in. x 47 ft. 7 3/4 in.
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Town & County
City: Tipton
County: Cedar County
Population in 1900: 2,513
Population in 2010: 3,059
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 451.
Tipton is the county seat of Cedar County, which was established on December 21, 1837. The county was named for the Cedar River that runs through it. In 1840, Tipton was designated as the county seat as it was at the center of the county.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 60.)
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