Old North Manchester Public Library | |
Location | 204 W. Main St., North Manchester, Indiana |
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Coordinates | 40°59′58″N 85°46′20″W / 40.99944°N 85.77222°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1912 |
Architect | Miller, Grant C. |
Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
NRHP reference No. | 96000290 [1] |
Added to NRHP | March 14, 1996 |
Old North Manchester Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1912, and is a two-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style dark red brick building over a basement. It has a low-pitched side gable roof of red Spanish tile and wide overhanging eaves. The building corners feature massive piers with sloping sides. It was built in part with a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Foundation. [2]: 5, 8
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [1] The building no longer contains a public library; since the 1990s, it is owned by a private law firm. [3] The "new" North Manchester Public Library is located at 405 North Market Street. [4]