Maquoketa Public Library
Location
Current street address: 126 S. Second St. Maquoketa, IA 52060
Carnegie address: 126 S. Second St. Maquoketa, IA 52060
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: March 14, 19021
Amount of Grant: $10,000.00 (initial) + $2,500.001
Cornerstone Date:
Opening Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1904, Methodist church, 2:302
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Ida M. Simpson2
Architect: Harry Netcott, Independence
Carnegie Correspondent: D. N. Loose, Banker
Building Style:
Building Size: 40 x 70 ft.
Building Description: “… pressed brick with high basement and main floor…”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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Town & County
City: Maquoketa
County: Jackson County
Population in 1900: 3,448
Population in 2010: 6,112
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Sources:
Census of Iowa, 1895, p. 39 (http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ia.html)