Built 1910 (1910)-11 NRHP Reference # 14000256 Architectural style Neoclassical architecture | Built by John J. McDonald Phone +1 309-497-2600 Added to NRHP 28 May 2014 | |
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Address 1312 W Lincoln Ave, Peoria, IL 61605, USA Hours Closed now Friday10AM–6PMSaturday10AM–6PMSunday12–5PMMonday10AM–8PMTuesday10AM–8PMWednesdayClosedThursday10AM–8PM Similar WeaverRidge Golf Club, John C Flanagan House M, Par‑A‑Dice Hotel and Casino, Wildlife Prairie Park, Springdale Cemetery | ||
The Lincoln Branch Peoria Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 1312 West Lincoln Avenue in Peoria, Illinois. Built in 1910, the building served as the first dedicated library building on Peoria's South Side. The South Side branch library opened in 1903 in a building called the Neighborhood House; however, it had outgrown its space in the building by 1909. The city petitioned the Carnegie Foundation for funding for a new library; the Foundation provided a $20,000 grant for the building, and the city passed a $2,000 annual tax to cover the library's maintenance. Peoria architecture firm Hotchkiss & Harris supplied a Classical Revival design for the building, and construction began in 1910 and was completed the following year. The library became popular with neighborhood residents, setting city records for daily circulation; it also held special collections serving the city's Lebanese and German immigrant communities.
The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2014.