Vincennes' Carnegie Library

Vincennes' Carnegie Library (HMFDW)

Location: Vincennes, IN 47591 Knox County
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Country: United States of America
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N 38° 40.727', W 87° 31.458'

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Designed by local architect John B. Bayard in Collegiate Gothic Style; built 1917-1918. Dedicated 1919, with 13, 518 books and 4, 207 registered borrowers, as Vincennes Public Library; Public Library located in City Hall since 1889. Modern addition 1976-1977; became Knox County Public Library 1978.
Side Two
Library has played major role in the community's educational and cultural development. Included in Vincennes Historic District, listed in National Register of Historic Places 1974. One of 1, 679 libraries built in U.S. with funds from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Indiana built more Carnegie libraries than any other state.
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HM NumberHMFDW
Series This marker is part of the Carnegie Libraries series, and the Indiana: Indiana State Historical Bureau Markers series.
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Marker Number42.2001.1
Year Placed2001
Placed ByIndiana Historical Bureau and Knox County Public Library
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, October 16th, 2014 at 9:07am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 454395 N 4281262
Decimal Degrees38.67878333, -87.52430000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 38° 40.727', W 87° 31.458'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds38° 40' 43.62" N, 87° 31' 27.48" W
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Area Code(s)812
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 600-698 Seminary St, Vincennes IN 47591, US
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