Red Oak Public Library

Red Oak Public Library

Country	United States
Type	Public
Location	400 N. 2nd St. Red Oak, Iowa
Other information
Director	Kathi Most
Website	www.redoak.lib.ia.us
References: [1]
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Coordinates	42°44′55″N 95°33′4″W / 42.74861°N 95.55111°WCoordinates: 42°44′55″N 95°33′4″W / 42.74861°N 95.55111°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909
Architect	Patton & Miller
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
MPS	Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	83000394[2]
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1983

The Red Oak Public Library is located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. The Carnegie Corporation of New York accepted the city's application for a grant for $12,500 on November 27, 1906.^[3][4] The Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller designed the Tudor Revival structure. It was dedicated on October 8, 1909.

The two-story building features a side-gable plan, and rustic brick-and-half-timbered style. It is somewhat unusual in that its main entrance was at grade.^[3] The corners are buttresses that rise from the base in a concave curve and disappear into the walls before they emerge above the eaves as parapets. A two-story addition was built onto the rear of the building in 1924 to house a new book stack, and another two-story addition was built on the south side to house reading rooms. Both additions complement the structure's original design. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[2]

References

1. "About the Library Director". Red Oak Public Library. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
2. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
3. Samuel J. Klingensmith. "Red Oak Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
4. "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Red Oak Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-03-19.