Warren County Library - Monmouth Courthouse Commercial Historic District - Monmouth, IL
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YoSam.
N 40° 54.698 W 090° 38.923
15T E 698018 N 4531608
This is building number 13 on the NRHP listing map.
Waymark Code: WMXA2M
Location: Illinois, United States
Date Posted: 12/15/2017
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County of building: Warren County
Location of building: S. 1st St. & Public Square, Monmouth
Year built: 1907
Architectural style: Romanesque
Architect/Builder: W. P. Pressley
Current Occupants: Warren County Library
"Building 13 -- Contributing
60 Public Square
Library
Year Built: 1907
Architectural Style: Romanesque
This two-story brick building has arched windows on the second floor and a simple hipped roof. Remodeled in 1953. The library was originally located in what is now the Buchanan Center for the Arts on the 2nd floor. W.P. Pressley built the building for use as a library and was very influential in the development of the public library. The building is currently being remodeled for the genealogy library to move upstairs." ~ NRHP Nomination Form
The building is now exclusively used for library purposes, including the genealogy library upstairs.
The Buchanan Center for the Arts has remodeled the building next door and it is now their exclusive location