Carnegie Library of Covington
Carnegie Library of Covington is located in Fountain County, Indiana
Carnegie Library of Covington
Location in Fountain County
Carnegie Library of Covington is located in Indiana
Carnegie Library of Covington
Location in Indiana
Carnegie Library of Covington is located in the United States
Carnegie Library of Covington
Location in United States
Location622 S. Fifth St., Covington, Indiana
Coordinates40°8′26″N 87°23′40″W / 40.14056°N 87.39444°W / 40.14056; -87.39444
Arealess than one acre
Built1914
Built byCharles A. Brown
ArchitectLiese & Ludwig
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.89000239[1]
Added to NRHPApril 3, 1989

The Carnegie Library of Covington, also known as Covington Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at the corner of Fifth and Crockett Streets (622 S. Fifth St.), Covington, Indiana. It was built in 1913-1914 by Charles] A. Brown and is a one-story, rectangular brick building in the Neoclassical style. It has a low-pitched hipped roof, and the front facade features a one-story projecting pedimented portico.[2]: 2  The building was renovated, and a new addition was added in 1995.[3]

The Carnegie Corporation of New York awarded $10,000 to build the library in 1913. It is among 164 public libraries (and two academic libraries) that the Carnegie Corporation endowed in Indiana. It opened in 1914.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[1]

The library remains in operation today as a branch of the Covington-Veedersburg Public Library.[4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2015-10-01. Note: This includes Nancy J. Wagner (June 1988). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Carnegie Library of Covington" (PDF). Retrieved 2015-10-01. and Accompanying photographs.
  3. ↑ “About Covington Public Library.” Covington-Veedersburg Public Library, n.d. http://www.c-vpl.org/cplabout.html
  4. ↑ "Homepage". Covington-Veedersburg Public Library. Retrieved 7 March 2018.


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