National Register of Historic Places

Kewanee Public Library

Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois
Listed
May 30, 2006
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
06000447

About this property

The Kewanee Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 102 South Tremont Street in Kewanee, Illinois. The library was built in 1907–08 to house the city's public library, which was formed in 1875 and had previously occupied a room in the town hall. The city's first attempt at building a Carnegie library came in 1901, but it could not secure funding to match Carnegie's $20,000 grant; later in the decade, it approved additional community funding and convinced Carnegie to supply an additional $5,000. Chicago architects Patton & Miller, who were well known for their work on Carnegie libraries, designed the Classical Revival building. The library's design includes an entrance flanked by four stone columns and topped by a portico, stone pilasters to either side of the front windows, and a classical entablature with a frieze and dentillated cornice. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 31, 2006.

Location

102 S Tremont
Kewanee, Henry County, Illinois
41.24527, -89.92611

Categories

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Sources

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When was Kewanee Public Library listed on the National Register?

Kewanee Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 30, 2006.

What type of historic resource is Kewanee Public Library?

Kewanee Public Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Kewanee Public Library is recorded as the industrial era.

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