Britt Public Library
Location
Current street address: 132 Main Ave. S Britt, IA 50423
Carnegie address: Library moved in 1968; Carnegie building razed
Original building still standing: No
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: March 31, 19161
Amount of Grant: $8,000.001
Cornerstone Date:
Opening Date: Thursday, June 20, 1918, Methodist church, evening3
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. A.J. Lilly3
Architect: J. H. Jeffers, Mason City
Carnegie Correspondent: H. C. Meyer, Mayor
Building Style:
Building Size: 46 x 46 ft.2
Building Description: “…of red brick and Bedford rock…”2
Architectural Blueprints and Drawings
No blueprints and drawings.
Construction Documents
No building documents
Library History Documents (Reports, Newspapers, Board Meeting Minutes, etc.)
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History
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Town & County
City: Britt
County: Hancock County
Population in 1900: 1,445
Population in 2010: 2,052
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Census of Iowa, 1915, p. 168 (http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ia.html)