Lighthouse Baptist Church, Toledo, Ohio
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boatchick
N 41° 40.188 W 083° 30.476
17T E 291220 N 4616154
The Jermain Branch of the Toledo Public Library was one of 5 branch libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie and built between 1916 and 1918.
Waymark Code: WM3X9N
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 05/30/2008
Views: 38
Public library service in Toledo dates back to the 1830s with the formation of the Young Men’s Association Library. The Toledo Public Library opened in 1873 and now lives on as the Toledo-Lucas County Public Library. The Toledo Library initially applied for a Carnegie grant in 1905 to remodel and expand the main library. The request was denied, but a second application was approved in 1915 to build 5 new branch libraries.
Located at the intersection of Galena and Superior, the Jermain branch served the Northriver neighborhood from January 1918 until it was closed in 1974. Just across Summit Street from the former library is Jamie Farr Park, which was renamed in 1998 to honor the neighborhood’s most famous son. The branch was named after Francis D. Jermain, a librarian with 25 years of service to the Toledo library. Today, the building is in use as the Lighthouse Baptist Church.
Address of Library Building:
315 Galena Street
Toledo, Ohio USA
43611
Current Use of Building: church
Year Built (optional): 1917
Website about building: Not listed
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