Sigourney Public Library

Sigourney Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	203 N. Jefferson St Sigourney, Iowa
Coordinates	41°20′5.55″N 92°12′13.23″W / 41.3348750°N 92.2036750°WCoordinates: 41°20′5.55″N 92°12′13.23″W / 41.3348750°N 92.2036750°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913-1914
Architect	Patton, Holmes & Flynn
Architectural style	Bungalow/Colonial Revival
MPS	Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference #	83000381[1]
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1983

Sigourney Public Library is located in Sigourney, Iowa, United States. After the Keokuk County Courthouse was completed in 1911 the local community formed a library committee to build a new public library.^[2] They purchased the property in 1912 and received $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York to fund the new building. The Chicago architectural firm of Patton, Holmes & Flynn designed the new library in a combination of the Bungalow and Colonial Revival styles.^[3] The single story brick structure is built on a raised foundation. It features an entrance that is slightly projected, a symmetrical facade, and it is capped with a hipped roof. It was dedicated in May 1914, and was one of 101 public libraries that were built in Iowa with assistance from the Carnegie Corporation.^[2] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1] The Sigourney Public Library moved to its present location in the renovated Blackie's Grocery Store building located on Iowa Highway 92 in 2005.^[4]

References

1. Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Molly Myers Naumann. "Historical & Architectural Resources of Sigourney, Iowa" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
3. Samuel J. Klingensmith. "Sigourney Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-13.
4. "Library History". Sigourney Public Library. Retrieved 2016-01-13.