307 N. Vermillion St., Danville, Illinois. County/parish: Vermilion.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places November 30, 1978. NRIS 78003064.
1 contributing building.
Danville Public Library is a library in Danville, Illinois, formed in 1883 by consolidating several existing collections. Originally it existed in rented space in buildings in downtown Danville. On November 7, 1904, a new Carnegie library opened and served for the next 91 years. The library had a Beaux-Arts design with columns flanking the front doors and a parapet wall above the entrance. It was expanded in 1929 thanks to a gift from Augustus Webster.
Construction of a new library building, located just north of the existing structure, commenced in 1994 and was completed in 1995. The grand opening of the new library took place on November 7, 1995.
The original Carnegie building still stands and now functions as the Vermilion County War Museum.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894229