Cedar Rapids Public Library
Location
Current street address: 500 1st St SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Carnegie address: 500 1st St SE Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: February 19, 19011
Amount of Grant: $50,000.00 (initial) + $25,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Friday, June 23, 1905, 8:00 P.M. at the library2
Carnegie Correspondent: T. H. Simmons, Lawyer
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Harriet A. Wood3
Architect: Josselyn & Taylor3
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Building Style:
Building Size: 108 x 80 ft.
Building Description: "the building is Renaissance in style, and the lines are simple and dignified." ... The exterior is of mottled light buff brick of Norman size, from Columbus Ohio, with the basement, the window trimming and cornice of Bedford stone."2
Town & County
City: Cedar Rapids
County: Linn County
Population in 1900: 25,656
Population in 2010: 126,326
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Cedar Rapids is the county seat of Linn County, which was established on December 21, 1837. The county was named for Lewis Fields Linn (1795-1843) who was a Senator from Missouri who was involved in the creation of the Wisconsin Territory. In 1839, the first county seat was established in Marion. In 1919, the county seat was moved from Marion to Cedar Rapids. In Linn County, both Cedar Rapids and Marion received Carnegie grants.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 201-203.)
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