Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library

United States historic place


Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district Contributing property

Roann Carnegie Library, April 2011
40°54′36″N 85°55′29″W / 40.91000°N 85.92472°W / 40.91000; -85.92472
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1916 (1916)
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	02001561^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 20, 2002

Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Roann, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style brick building over a semi-recessed basement. It has a hipped roof of clay tile and wooden eave brackets. The building feature two enclosed entries and limestone detailing. It was built in part with an $8,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.^[2]^: 5, 9

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[1] It is located in the Roann Historic District.

The Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library remains an active lending library; it is one of three public library systems in Wabash County.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Amy Walker, Peggy Coppler, and Troy Thompson (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying photographs
^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved March 15, 2018.