St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch

St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch is a historic Carnegie Library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by the architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1902 in the Classical Revival style. It is a one-story, brick and limestone building over a raised basement. It features a projecting front portico with four fluted Ionic order limestone columns. It was built with a $50,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]:2–3

St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch
St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch, September 2013
St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch is located in Missouri
St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch
St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch is located in the United States
St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch
Location316 Massachusetts St., St. Joseph, Missouri
Coordinates39°42′58″N 94°51′58″W
Arealess than one acre
ArchitectEckel, Edmund J.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.99000595[1]
Added to NRHPMay 20, 1999

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Clyde D. Weeks and Steven E. Mitchell (April 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.


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