Joplin Carnegie Library

United States historic place
Joplin Carnegie Library
37°4′55″N 94°30′57″W / 37.08194°N 94.51583°W / 37.08194; -94.51583
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
ArchitectMichaelis, August C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.79001377[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1979

The Joplin Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1902, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style steel frame building sheathed in brick and white Carthage marble. It measures 79 feet by 86 feet and features a pedimented Ionic order porch which is distyle in antis. A four-bay two story addition was added in 1916. Andrew Carnegie provided $40,000 for its construction.[2]: 2, 7 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Noelle Soren and Claire F. Blackwell (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joplin Carnegie Library" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 9 photographs from 1978)
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