Bedford Public Library
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Bedford Public Library | |
Location | Jefferson St. Bedford, Iowa |
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Coordinates | 40°40′6″N 94°43′13″W / 40.66833°N 94.72028°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1916 |
Architect | Wetherell & Gage |
Architectural style | Colonial Revival Renaissance Revival |
MPS | Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR |
NRHP reference No. | 83000405[1] |
Added to NRHP | May 23, 1983 |
The Bedford Public Library in Bedford, Iowa, was built in 1916. It was designed by Wetherell & Gage with Colonial Revival and Renaissance Revival features.[2] The Carnegie Corporation of New York had accepted Bedford's application for a grant for $10,000 on April 8, 1907.[3] The library is a brick, side gable structure with a projecting entrance on the long side of the building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Bedford Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-23. with photos
- ^ "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Bedford Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-01-23.
Categories:
- Library buildings completed in 1916
- Carnegie libraries in Iowa
- Renaissance Revival architecture in Iowa
- Colonial Revival architecture in Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Taylor County, Iowa
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Taylor County, Iowa
- South Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs