Clarinda Carnegie Library

The Clarinda Carnegie Library, now known as the Clarinda Carnegie Art Museum, is a historic building located in Clarinda, Iowa, United States. The Clarinda Public Library was organized in 1905. The library board applied for a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York for $15,000 on February 21, 1907.[2] W.W. Welch was the architect of the Carnegie library building that was dedicated on April 15, 1909. In time the building became too small. The Lied Foundation of Las Vegas donated $1 million towards a new facility, and a special election held in October 2002 allowed the city to borrow the same amount for a new building.[3] Groundbreaking for the new building took place on May 28, 2003, and the new Lied Public Library was opened on October 11, 2004. The old library building has been transformed into an art museum, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2014.[1]

Clarinda Carnegie Library
Location300 N. 16th St.
Clarinda, Iowa
Coordinates40°44′26.1″N 95°02′17.9″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1909
ArchitectW.W. Welch
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.13001078[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 15, 2014

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Clarinda Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-02-10.
  3. "History". Lied Public Library. Retrieved 2016-02-10.


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