Greensburg Carnegie Public Library

114 N. Michigan Ave., Greensburg, Indiana. County/parish: Decatur.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places June 09, 1995. NRIS 95000701.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • Greensburg City Hall

From Wikipedia:

Greensburg Carnegie Public Library

Greensburg Carnegie Public Library, also known as Greensburg City Hall, is a historic Carnegie library located at Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana. It was built in 1904, and is a one-story, cruciform plan, tan brick building in the Classical Revival style. It is topped by a red terra cotta tiled gable roof and central drum and saucer dome. It features a projecting front portico supported by paired Ionic order columns. Its construction and furnishing was funded by a $15,000 grant provided by Andrew Carnegie.: 5–6, 9 

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.

The library operates today under the name Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132002846

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