Flagg Township Public Library | |
Location | NE corner 7th St. at 4th Ave., Rochelle, Illinois |
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Coordinates | 41°55′24″N 89°3′56″W / 41.92333°N 89.06556°W |
Area | 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Claude and Starck |
Architectural style | Prairie [2] |
NRHP reference No. | 73000713 [1] |
Added to NRHP | October 25, 1973 [1] |
Flagg Township Public Library is a library in Rochelle, Illinois. It is a Carnegie library, designed in 1912 by Claude and Starck. The library joined the National Register on October 25, 1973.
As a Carnegie library Flagg Township Public Library was the beneficiary of a grant from Andrew Carnegie for its construction. Often smaller towns and rural areas would band together to petition Carnegie for a grant for a county or area library. [3] Flagg Township Library is one such example of an Illinois township library obtained in this manner. [3]
Flagg Township Public Library was built in 1912 and designed by the Madison, Wisconsin-based architectural firm of Claude and Starck. [2] The library is an example of Prairie School. [2] It has brick walls and a ceramic tile roof. Flagg Township Public Library is an example of a Carnegie Library. [4]
The Flagg Township Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1973, for its significance in the area of architecture. [2]