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Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Paxton Carnegie Library, 254 South Market Street, Paxton, Ford County, IL
Summary
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2012 Charles E. Peterson Prize, Entry
Significance: The Paxton Carnegie Library is locally significant under Criterion A and C. It is significant for educational purposes in its role in providing library services to the citizens of Paxton. The building is also significant as a local architectural example of the Classic Revival/Beaus Arts style. In addition, it is an example of a "Carnegie Library", meeting the criteria of the Carnegie Library property type. The period of significance for the building is 1904, when it was built
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1830
Survey number: HABS IL-329
Building/structure dates: 1904 Initial Construction
Tags
libraries
classical revival architectural elements
beaux arts architectural elements
paxton ill
paxton
carnegie
library
paxton carnegie library
market
south market street
ford
ford county
illinois
brodie bricker
travis dean
shellie halkyard
historic american buildings survey
adnahn humayun
jarrell johnson
paul hardin kapp
shaefer kirby
laura mann
paul o moratz
lauren nurse
curt pratt
theresa scott
john timmerman
krista weir
photo
architecture
blueprints
architectural diagrams
design
library of congress
Date
1904 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Moratz, Paul O., Architect
Kapp, Paul Hardin, faculty sponsor
Bricker, Brodie, delineator
Dean, Travis, delineator
Halkyard, Shellie, delineator
Humayun, Adnahn, delineator
Johnson, Jarrell, delineator
Kirby, Shaefer, delineator
Mann, Laura, delineator
Nurse, Lauren, delineator
Pratt, Curt, delineator
Timmerman, John, delineator
Weir, Krista, delineator
Scott, Theresa, delineator
Location
Paxton (Ill.)
,
40.45886, -88.09855
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html