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Vienna Public Library
Carnegie library in Vienna, Illinois, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Vienna Public Library, also known as Vienna Carnegie Library, is a Carnegie library at 401 Poplar St. in Vienna, Illinois. It was built in 1911 with a $5000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. The brick building, designed by local architect Thomas Clymer, features a tall flight of stairs leading to the front entrance; two pilasters flank the staircase. The building provided a permanent home for Vienna's library program, which was established in 1895 and had rotated through a number of local buildings prior to 1911. County medical services have also been based in the library: The American Red Cross used the building as its headquarters during a 1917 influenza outbreak, and a trachoma clinic operated in the basement from 1936 to 1964. The building has also been used as a gym, a headquarters for city services, and a meeting place for several women's organizations and the Johnson County Historical Society.[2]
Vienna Public Library | |
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Location | 401 Poplar St., Vienna, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 37°24′58″N 88°53′39″W |
Built | 1911 |
Built by | Davis and Bellamy |
Architect | Clymer, Thomas |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
Website | viennapubliclibrary |
MPS | MPL015 - Illinois Carnegie Libraries Multiple Property Submission |
NRHP reference No. | 94001603[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 24, 1995 |
The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1995.[1] It is one of two buildings on the National Register in Johnson County, along with the Johnson County Courthouse.