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The Janesville Public Library in Janesville, Wisconsin is a large Neoclassical-styled structure built in 1902. It was one of the first Carnegie libraries in the state, while also supported by local businessman F.S. Eldred. In 1981 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
The library's origins date back to 1865, when it was a privately supported reading room for The Young Men's Association. It became the Janesville Public Library after a referendum passed in 1884 and was housed in a building known as "Bennett's Block."
Janesville Public Library, Neoclassical style, built 1902 The Janesville Public Library at 64 S Main St is a Carnegie library built in 1902. The Neoclassical design is by J. T. W. Jennings , with the raised second-story portico having the columns and pediment of a Greek temple.
Janesville Public Library (Janesville, Wisconsin), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Rock County, Wisconsin Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Janesville Public Library .
The area that became Janesville was the site of a Ho-Chunk village named Įnį poroporo (Round Rock) up to the time of Euro-American settlement. [6] In the 1825 Treaty of Prairie du Chien, the United States recognized the portion of the present city that lies west of the Rock River as Ho-Chunk territory, while the area east of the river was recognized as Potawatomi land.
Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John ...
Prairie Style library designed by Claude and Starck and built in 1908, with a brick body, a terra cotta frieze, and a broad hip roof clad in red tile. Named for Almeron Eager, the merchant and tobacco dealer who willed $10,000 for the public library building. [84] [85] 36: Almeron Eager Funerary Monument and Plot: Almeron Eager Funerary ...
The Janesville Free Public Library is the public library in Janesville, Minnesota, United States.It is housed in a Carnegie library building constructed in 1912. [2] It is part of the Waseca-Le Sueur Regional Library System, which is a participant in the Traverse des Sioux Library System. [3]