Bailey, Louis J., Branch Library-Gary International Institute

1501 W. Madison St., Gary, Indiana. County/parish: Lake.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places September 29, 2004. NRIS 04001102.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • 089-232-20577

From Wikipedia:

Louis J. Bailey Branch Library

The Louis J. Bailey Branch Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Gary, Indiana. It was built in 1918, and is a one-story, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It has a slate gable roof and projecting entrance block with Corinthian order pilasters. The building was constructed with a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Beginning in 1919, it housed the Gary International Institute in the building's basement. The branch closed about 1963.: 5, 9, 12, 14 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004 as the Louis J. Bailey Branch Library-Gary International Institute.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132003592

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