Onawa Public Library
Onawa Public Library is located in Onawa, Iowa, United States. The public library began in 1902 when Judge Addison Oliver offered to buy the former Congregational Church for a library building, and funds to buy books and fixtures. His offer was accepted by the community, which also promised to maintain the facility as a free library. The library soon outgrew the old church and in November 1906 the board of directors approached the Carnegie Corporation of New York for a grant to build a library building. A $10,000 grant was approved on December 13, 1907. Judge Oliver donated another $10,000 for the building, and an additional $10,000 for an endowment fund. The Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller designed the Prairie School building, which was dedicated on October 22, 1909. It was
primaryTopic
Onawa Public Library
Onawa Public Library is located in Onawa, Iowa, United States. The public library began in 1902 when Judge Addison Oliver offered to buy the former Congregational Church for a library building, and funds to buy books and fixtures. His offer was accepted by the community, which also promised to maintain the facility as a free library. The library soon outgrew the old church and in November 1906 the board of directors approached the Carnegie Corporation of New York for a grant to build a library building. A $10,000 grant was approved on December 13, 1907. Judge Oliver donated another $10,000 for the building, and an additional $10,000 for an endowment fund. The Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller designed the Prairie School building, which was dedicated on October 22, 1909. It was
has abstract
Onawa Public Library is locate ...... apped with a tile hipped roof.
@en
added
1979-10-01
architectural style
location
NRHP Reference Number
Wikipage page ID
51,475,919
Wikipage revision ID
737,074,756
year of construction
lat degrees
lat direction
lat minutes
lat seconds
locmapin
long degrees
long direction
long minutes
long seconds
subject
point
42.02630555555555 -96.09347222222222
comment
Onawa Public Library is locate ...... d on October 22, 1909. It was
@en
label
Onawa Public Library
@en
lat
4.202630555555555e+1
long
-9.609347222222222e+1
wasDerivedFrom
isPrimaryTopicOf
name
Onawa Public Library
@en