Davenport Public Library
Location
Current street address: 321 Main Street Davenport, IA 52801-1490
Carnegie address: 399 N. Main St. Davenport, IA 52801-1490
Original building still standing: No
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: December 2, 18991
Amount of Grant: $50,000.00 (initial) + $25,000.001
Cornerstone Date:
Opening Date: Wednesday, May 11, 1904, Turner Grand Opera House, 3:002
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Marilla Waite Freeman2
Architect: Calvin Kiessling, Boston, Massachusetts2
Carnegie Correspondent: B. F. Tillinghast, Newspaper Editor
Building Style: “…free adoption of Greek motives modified by the French Renaissance.”2
Building Size: 68 x 120 feet2
Building Description:
Town & County
City: Davenport
County: Scott County
Population in 1900: 30,010
Population in 2010: 98,359
Town/County Images:
Sources:
Census of Iowa, 1895, p. 66 (http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ia.html)
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