Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3

Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3

Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3, April 2016
Location 2822 E. Washington St., Indianapolis, Indiana
Coordinates 39°46′07″N 86°06′57″W / 39.76861°N 86.11583°W / 39.76861; -86.11583Coordinates: 39°46′07″N 86°06′57″W / 39.76861°N 86.11583°W / 39.76861; -86.11583
Area Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built 1909 (1909)-1911
Architect Foltz and Parker
Architectural style Tudor Revival
NRHP Reference # 16000077[1]
Added to NRHP March 15, 2016

Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3, also known as East Washington Library (Carnegie), is a historic Carnegie library located at Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built between 1909 and 1911, and is a one-story, rectangular, Tudor Revival style dark red brick building on a raised basement. It has a truncated hipped roof behind a castellated parapet. It features terra cotta details and two hooded monk sculptures by Alexander Sangernebo. It was one of five libraries constructed from the $120,000 the Carnegie Foundation gave the City of Indianapolis in 1909 to be used towards the construction of six branch libraries.[2]:5

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Listings". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 3/14/16 through 3/18/16. National Park Service. 2016-03-25.
  2. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. Note: This includes Holly A. Tate and Raluca Filimon (December 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 3" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs


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