West Side Carnegie Library - Evansville, IN
N 37° 58.796 W 087° 35.688
16S E 447763 N 4203755
West Side Library in Evansville, IN
Waymark Code: WMBQZZ
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 06/15/2011
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The West Side Library is a Carnegie Library built in 1912, opening on January 1, 1913. It is one of 3 Carnegie Libraries built in Evansville and one of 2 that still stands.
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ne of evansvilles valuable cultural and architectural resources, this beaux arts library builging, along with a twin on the city's east side, was the result of the philanthropy of Pittsburgh steel magnate andrew carnegie. Carnegie funded construction of both facilities, stipulating that the city was to provide books and maintain the premises. The endeavor to obtain carnegie funding for the west side facility was begun in 1909 with the west side business association spearheading the movement. the building was completed in late 1912 on a block of city-owned land dedicated in the 1837 Lamasco Plat for park purposes. the architects of the $25,000 structure were clifford shopbell & company, who produced a rectangular massing of red brick and limestone enhanced by rich, classically-inspired terra cotta ornamenation imported from chicago.