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Bedford_Public_Library Latitude and Longitude:
40°40′6″N 94°43′13″W / 40.66833°N 94.72028°W / 40.66833; -94.72028
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For the similarly named library in Massachusetts, see Bedford Free Public Library.
Bedford Public Library
Bedford Public Library is located in Iowa
Bedford Public Library
Bedford Public Library is located in the United States
Bedford Public Library
LocationJefferson St.
Bedford, Iowa
Coordinates 40°40′6″N 94°43′13″W / 40.66833°N 94.72028°W / 40.66833; -94.72028
Arealess than one acre
Built1916
Architect Wetherell & Gage
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Renaissance Revival
MPS Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP reference  No. 83000405 [1]
Added to NRHPMay 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

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Bedford Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-23. with photos
  3. ^ "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Bedford Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-01-23.


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