Cresco Public Library
Location
Current street address: 320 North Elm Street Cresco, IA 52136-1452
Carnegie address: 320 North Elm Street Cresco, IA 52136-1452
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: February 13, 19131
Amount of Grant: $10,000.00 (initial) + $7,500.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Wednesday, February 20, 1915, Methodist church, evening2
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Abbie J. Converse
Architect: J. H. Howe, Cresco (architect) L. F. Parkinson, Iowa City (contractor)
Carnegie Correspondent: D. T. Robertson, Secretary of Library Building Committee
Building Style:
Building Size: 36 x 64 ft.
Building Description:
Town & County
City: Cresco
County: Howard County
Population in 1900: 2,658
Population in 2010: 3,905
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Sources:
Census of U.S., 1910, p. 581 (http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ia.html)
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