Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library

Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Roann, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style brick building over a semi-recessed basement. It has a hipped roof of clay tile and wooden eave brackets. The building feature two enclosed entries and limestone detailing. It was built in part with an $8,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:5, 9

Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library
Roann Carnegie Library, April 2011
Location240 S. Chippewa Rd., Roann, Indiana
Coordinates40°54′36″N 85°55′29″W
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.02001561[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2002

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1] It is located in the Roann Historic District.

The Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library remains an active lending library; it is one of three public library systems in Wabash County.[3]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-07-01. Note: This includes Amy Walker, Peggy Coppler, and Troy Thompson (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-07-01.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying photographs
  3. "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved 15 March 2018.


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