Ironwood Carnegie Library

Ironwood Carnegie Library
Location 235 E. Aurora St. Ironwood, Michigan
Coordinates 46°27′8″N 90°10′20″W / 46.45222°N 90.17222°W / 46.45222; -90.17222Coordinates: 46°27′8″N 90°10′20″W / 46.45222°N 90.17222°W / 46.45222; -90.17222
Area less than one acre
Built 1901
Built by Donald and Egan
NRHP Reference # 11000948[1]
Added to NRHP December 22, 2011

The Ironwood Carnegie Library is a library located at 235 E. Aurora Street in Ironwood, Michigan. It is the oldest continuously operated Carnegie Library in Michigan[2] and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.[1]

History

The public library in Ironwood was founded in 1892,[3] and was located in the Ironwood City Hall.[4] In 1900, Andrew Carnegie pledged $12,000 to the city of Ironwood to build a new library,[2][5] subject to his usual conditions that the town provide a building site and pledge to maintain the building.[6] Carnegie increased his gift by $5000 in 1901.[5] The building was constructed in 1901 by Archie Donald and Daniel Egan of Ashland, Wisconsin for $17,000.[7] It was the first Carnegie Library built in Michigan.[8] The library was moved into the new building in 1901[4] and the new library was dedicated in January 1902.[9]

Only minor modifications have been made to the building,[2] which still contains the original chairs, tables, and circulation desk.[8]

Description

The Ironwood Carnegie Library is a small building constructed of brownstone and brick.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "WEEKLY LIST OF ACTIONS TAKEN ON PROPERTIES: 12/19/11 THROUGH 12/23/11". National Park Service. December 23, 2011. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 "Restoring the Past to Build the Future: The Ironwood Carnegie Library Renovation Project". Ironwood Carnegie Library. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  3. ↑ United States Bureau of Education; United States Office of Education (1909), Statistics of public, society, and school libraries having 5,000 volumes and over in 1908, Issue 5 of Bulletin (United States. Bureau of Education), Government Printing Office, p. 84
  4. 1 2 "Ironwood City Hall". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Retrieved December 25, 2011.
  5. 1 2 Michigan State Library (1910), Michigan library bulletin 1–6, Michigan State Library, p. 36
  6. ↑ Richard Rogers Bowker; Charles Ammi Cutter; Library Association (1900), Library journal 25, R. R. Bowker Co., p. 349
  7. ↑ Public library bulletin 1–2, Library Press, 1901, p. 256
  8. 1 2 3 Susan Stanich; Janet Blixt (1996), The insiders' guide to the Lake Superior Region, Globe Pequot, p. 352, ISBN 0-912367-92-X
  9. ↑ Ironwood Historical Society. "TAKE A WALK THROUGH IRONWOOD IN THE 1950s". Ironwood Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved December 25, 2011.

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