Ericson Public Library
Location702 Greene St.
Boone, Iowa, United StatesUnited States
TypePublic
Other information
DirectorJamie Williams
Websitewww.boone.lib.ia.us
References: [1]
Ericson Public Library is located in Iowa
Ericson Public Library
Ericson Public Library is located in the United States
Ericson Public Library
Coordinates42°03′47″N 93°52′58″W / 42.06306°N 93.88278°W / 42.06306; -93.88278
AreaLess than one acre
Built1900-1901
ArchitectLiebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen
Architectural styleRenaissance Revival
MPSPublic Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.83000344[2]
Added to NRHPMay 23, 1983

Ericson Public Library is located in Boone, Iowa, United States. The public library building was a gift of C.J.A. Ericson, a local businessman and politician, who served five terms in the Iowa General Assembly. While in the state legislature he advocated for libraries on a statewide level. He was also a longtime member of the Iowa Library Association.[3]

The building was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by the Des Moines architectural firm of Liebbe, Nourse & Rasmussen. It was completed in 1901, and features a projecting central pavilion with a Venetian window-piece above the main entrance. An addition was built onto the rear of the building from 1922 to 1923. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "EPL Full Time Staff". Ericson Public Library. Retrieved 2016-03-08.
  2. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 15, 2006.
  3. ↑ S. Klingensmith (August 1980). "Iowa State Historical Department's Iowa Site Inventory: Ericson Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-06-27. with photo from 1979



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