Built 1905 NRHP Reference # 02000459 Phone +1 217-268-4477 Added to NRHP 9 May 2002 | Built by Morehead, J.P. Opened 1905 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | |
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Location 407 E. Main St., Arcola, Illinois MPS Illinois Carnegie Libraries MPS Address 407 E Main St, Arcola, IL 61910, USA Hours Open today · 9:30AM–6PMTuesday9:30AM–6PMWednesday9:30AM–6PMThursday9:30AM–6PMFriday9:30AM–6PMSaturday9AM–3PMSundayClosedMonday(Casimir Pulaski Day)9:30AM–8PMHours might differ Similar Paxton Carnegie Public Lib, Amish Interpretive Center, Piatt County Museum, Danville Public Library, Vermilion County Museum | ||
The Arcola Carnegie Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 407 E. Main St. in Arcola, Illinois. The library was built in 1905 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Architect Paul O. Moratz designed the library in the Classical Revival style. The building's front entrance is situated within a Classical gabled portico supported by stone pilasters. The hipped roof of the building features an ornamental cornice along its edge and a cupola at its peak. The building still serves as Arcola's public library and houses a collection of over 18,000 books.
The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002. It is one of two sites on the National Register in Douglas County, along with the Streibich Blacksmith Shop in Newman.