North Manchester Public Library

United States historic place


Old North Manchester Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

North Manchester Public Library, May 2012
40°59′58″N 85°46′20″W / 40.99944°N 85.77222°W / 40.99944; -85.77222
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912 (1912)
Architect	Miller, Grant C.
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	96000290^[1]
Added to NRHP	March 14, 1996

Old North Manchester Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style dark red brick building over a basement. It has a low-pitched side gable roof of red Spanish tile and wide overhanging eaves. The building corners feature massive piers with sloping sides. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation.^[2]^: 5, 8

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[1] The building no longer contains a public library; since the 1990s, it is owned by a private law firm.^[3] The "new" North Manchester Public Library is located at 405 North Market Street.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Nancy L. Hanson (November 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: North Manchester Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01. and Accompanying photographs
^ "History". North Manchester Public Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Contact us". North Manchester Public Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

External links

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. IN-152, "North Manchester Public Library, Main Street, North Manchester, Wabash County, IN", 6 measured drawings

U.S. National Register of Historic Places in Indiana

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