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The Central Library in downtown Evansville. The old Central Library in downtown Evansville was an Art Deco building. It was built in 1931 and opened in 1932. The old building now houses the Children's Museum of Evansville. The new 145,000 square foot Central Library building opened in September 2004, replacing a building one-fourth of its size.
The next level is open and houses the 4,500-pound (2,000 kg) Old Courthouse bell. The bell, manufactured by McShane Bell Foundry located in Baltimore, Maryland, has tolled at the Old Courthouse since August 20, 1890. The next level is enclosed and houses only the pulleys and inner workings of the clock.
Evansville is a city in and the county seat of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, United States. [5] With a population of 118,414 at the 2020 census, it is Indiana's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, the most populous city in Southern Indiana, and the 249th-most populous city in the United States.
Opened 1918, the only Colonial Revival-style Carnegie library in Indiana 56: Gas City Gas City: Jan 2, 1913: $12,500 135 E. Main St. Has an addition and is still used as the public library. (February 2011) 57: Goshen: Goshen: Jan 15, 1901: $25,000 202 N. 5th St. Open 1903–1968, now city hall 58: Grandview Grandview: Sep 14, 1917: $8,000 403 ...
The Willard Library is a private donation library incorporated in 1881 to serve the city of Evansville, Indiana, and to carry out the terms of a private trust. The Willard Library houses a trove of local archives and genealogical materials in addition to its collection of standard publications.
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Taylor Hall, first known as the Blake Street Library or Central Library, was built in 1971 and designed by Reid, Thompson, Boots & Associates Inc. The basement of the library contained a student café known as the Hideaway to expand student food options on campus. In 1974, the hideaway café was renovated to improve its facilities.
The Indiana State Library and Historical Bureau is a public library building, located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It is the largest public library in the state of Indiana, housing over 60,000 manuscripts. Established in 1934, the library has gathered a large collection of books on a vast variety of topics.