Sigourney Public Library

Sigourney Public Library

The Carnegie library building
Location 203 N. Jefferson St
Sigourney, Iowa
Coordinates 41°20′5.55″N 92°12′13.23″W / 41.3348750°N 92.2036750°W / 41.3348750; -92.2036750Coordinates: 41°20′5.55″N 92°12′13.23″W / 41.3348750°N 92.2036750°W / 41.3348750; -92.2036750
Area less than one acre
Built 1913-1914
Architect Patton, Holmes & Flynn
Architectural style Bungalow/Colonial Revival
MPS Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 83000381[1]
Added to NRHP May 23, 1983

Sigourney Public Library is located in Sigourney, Iowa, United States. After the Keokuk County Courthouse was completed in 1911 the local community formed a library committee to build a new public library.[2] They purchased the property in 1912 and received $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to fund the new building. The Chicago architectural firm of Patton, Holmes & Flynn designed the new library in a combination of the Bungalow and Colonial Revival styles.[3] The single story brick structure is built on a raised foundation. It features an entrance that is slightly projected, a symmetrical facade, and it is capped with a hipped roof. It was dedicated in May 1914, and was one of 101 public libraries that were built in Iowa with assistance from the Carnegie Corporation.[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1] The Sigourney Public Library moved to its present location in the renovated Blackie's Grocery Store building located on Iowa Highway 92 in 2005.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 Molly Myers Naumann. "Historical & Architectural Resources of Sigourney, Iowa" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  3. ↑ Samuel J. Klingensmith. "Sigourney Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
  4. ↑ "Library History". Sigourney Public Library. Retrieved 2016-01-13.


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