Jefferson St., Bedford, Iowa. County/parish: Taylor.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places May 23, 1983. NRIS 83000405.
Part of Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR (NRIS 64000157).
1 contributing building.
The Bedford Public Library in Bedford, Iowa, was built in 1916. It was designed by Wetherell & Gage with Colonial Revival and Renaissance Revival features. The Carnegie Corporation of New York had accepted Bedford's application for a grant for $10,000 on April 8, 1907. The library is a brick, side gable structure with a projecting entrance on the long side of the building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/75337974