Paxton Carnegie Public Library - Paxton, IL - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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Construction on the Paxton Library began when the $10,000 Carnegie grant came though; the cornerstone was laid by Harry and George Turner in October 1903. The interior has been restored to its original 1903 appearance, the original furnishings are still in use as is the original oak circulation desk. In 2003 the cornerstone of the library was removed during the 100th anniversary celebration by Harry Turner's grandson, Alan Turner of Paxton.

See an old postcard of this another Carnegie Libraries in Illinois at (visit link)

It appears that this blog serves as their website: (visit link)

I came to this small Illinois town to waymark/photograph a caboose when I happened upon this library. At first I thought it was an observatory due to the dome shape! I always enjoy it when one waymarking expedition leads to another.

Street address: 254 S Market St. Paxton, IL USA 60957 County / Borough / Parish: Ford County Year listed: 2002 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event, Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924, 1925-1949, 1950-1974 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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Date Logged Log User Rating   12/25/2021 marshadoug visited it