Red Oak Public Library
Location
Current street address: 400 N. Second St. Red Oak, IA 51566
Carnegie address: 400 N. Second St. Red Oak, IA 51566
Original building still standing: Yes
Still in use as a library: Yes
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: November 27, 19061
Amount of Grant: $12,500.001
Cornerstone Date:
Opening Date: Friday, October 8, 1909, evening2
Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Sarah Palmer2
Architect: Patton & Miller, Chicago.
Carnegie Correspondent: H. E. Deemer, Judge
Building Style: “Old English”
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Town & County
City: Red Oak
County: Montgomery County
Population in 1900: 4,907
Population in 2010: 6,197
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Sources:
Census of Iowa, 1905, p. 261 (http://www.census.gov/census2000/states/ia.html)
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