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Joplin Carnegie Library

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Area
  
less than one acre

Architect
  
Michaelis, August C.

NRHP Reference #
  
79001377

Built
  
1902

Architectural style
  
Joplin Carnegie Library

Location
  
9th and Wall Sts., Joplin, Missouri

The Joplin Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1902, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style steel frame building sheathed in brick and white Carthage marble. It measures 79 feet by 86 feet and features a pedimented Ionic order porch which is distyle in antis. A four-bay two story addition was added in 1916. Andrew Carnegie provided $40,000 for its construction.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

References

Joplin Carnegie Library Wikipedia


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