National Register of Historic Places

Carnegie Public Library

Anderson, Madison County, Indiana
Listed
March 21, 1985
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
85000603

About this property

The Anderson Museum of Art (previously known as the Anderson Center for the Arts) is located in downtown Anderson, Indiana at 32 West 10th Street in the former Carnegie Library building built partly in honor of educator and railroad executive John Byers Anderson. The building, as Carnegie Public Library, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The center is located in the Beaux-Arts-style former Carnegie library. Andrew Carnegie provided a $50,000 grant for the building's construction. The building features a 35-foot (11 m) high rotunda with a 40-foot (12 m) stained glass domed ceiling and marble floors. The library moved to a new facility in 1987. The museum specializes in collecting Indiana and contemporary art. National Register of Historic Places listings in Madison County, Indiana Anderson: A Pictorial History by Esther Dittlinger, copyright 1990, page 192. ISBN 978-0943963167

Location

32 W. 10th St.
Anderson, Madison County, Indiana
40.10643, -85.68003

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When was Carnegie Public Library listed on the National Register?

Carnegie Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on March 21, 1985.

What type of historic resource is Carnegie Public Library?

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

What is the period of significance for Carnegie Public Library?

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

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