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:
Opening Date: Friday, June 23, 1905, 8:00 P.M. at the library2
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Harriet A. Wood3
Architect: Josselyn & Taylor3
Carnegie Correspondent: T. H. Simmons, Lawyer
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
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: Cedar Rapids
County: Linn County
Population in 1900: 21,555
Population in 2010: 120,758
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Sources:
Census of Iowa, 1895, p. 46 (http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ia.html)