Grundy Center Public Library
Location
Current street address: 708 7th Street Grundy Center, IA 50638-1430
Carnegie address: 708 7th Street Grundy Center, IA 50638-1430
Original building still standing: No
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: April 8, 19101
Amount of Grant: $6,000.001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Wednesday, November 6, 19122
Carnegie Correspondent: Stella Sargent, Librarian
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. Maude L. Murray2
Architect: Eugene F. Gier, Conrad
Contractor: Lauritzen & Wasson, Waterloo
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Building Description: "...attractive little building..."2
Town & County
City: Grundy Center
County: Grundy County
Population in 1900: 1,322
Population in 2010: 2,706
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Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 449.
Thirteenth Census of the United States — 1910. 1,354 population.
Grundy Center is the county seat of Grundy County, which was established on January 15, 1851. Grundy County is named for Senator Felix H. Grundy (1777-1840) who served as a politician in Kentucky and Tennessee. In 1856, Belpre was named the county seat, and the town was later renamed Grundy Center. Grundy County received two Carnegie grants for the towns of Grundy Center and Reinbeck.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 134.)
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