North Manchester Public Library

204 W. Main St., North Manchester, Indiana. County/parish: Wabash.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 14, 1996. NRIS 96000290.

1 contributing building.

Also known as:

  • 169-470-02072

From Wikipedia:

North Manchester Public Library

Old North Manchester Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style dark red brick building over a basement. It has a low-pitched side gable roof of red Spanish tile and wide overhanging eaves. The building corners feature massive piers with sloping sides. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation.: 5, 8 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. The building no longer contains a public library; since the 1990s, it is owned by a private law firm. The "new" North Manchester Public Library is located at 405 North Market Street.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/132005107

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