Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library

Mishawaka Carnegie Library
Mishawaka Carnegie Library, July 2013
Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library is located in Indiana
Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library
Location within Indiana
Location122 North Hill, Mishawaka, Indiana
Coordinates41°39′41″N 86°11′4″W / 41.66139°N 86.18444°W / 41.66139; -86.18444
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
ArchitectWickes, A.F.; et.al.
Architectural styleLate 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Jacobethan Revival
NRHP reference No.98001048[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 14, 1998

Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library is a former public library and historic Carnegie library located at Mishawaka, Indiana.

Description and history

It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, Jacobethan Revival style, oriental brick building with terra cotta embellishments. It features a projecting entrance portico with limestone columns. An addition was constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1937. It was built with a $30,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]: 5–6, 8, 11 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.[1] The building no longer contains a public library. Since 1969, the building has held private offices, a private residence,[3] and in 2018 opened as Jesus Latin Grill and Tequila Bar.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved June 1, 2016. Note: This includes Adrian Scott Fine (November 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Mishawaka Carnegie Library" (PDF). Retrieved June 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
  3. ↑ "Carnegie Library". City of Mishawaka. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
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