1906 - Benton County Public Library - Fowler, IN
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The Benton County Public Library, is located at the corner of 5th Street and Van Buren Avenue in the Benton County seat, Fowler, Indiana.
Waymark Code: WMKE2Y
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 03/28/2014
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The Benton County Public Library, is located at the corner of 5th Street and Van Buren Avenue in the Benton County seat, Fowler, Indiana. The Carnegie Foundation, made a grant of $7,500 towards the cost of construction of this library on April 11, 1906.
The original building is still standing, has a newer addition to the rear, and is still used as the public library.
There is a dated corner stone, acknowledging the Carnegie Foundation contribution.
Library website (
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List of Carnegie Libraries in Indiana (
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Details from the corner stone:-
The gift of
Andrew Carnegie
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Mrs. J.L. Dinwiddie
Mrs. J.F. Barnard
Mrs. J.P. Carr
Mrs. Clark Cook
J.L. Dinwiddie
L.A. McKnight
J.C. Lobdell
Library Board
A.D. Freeman Constr.
J.A. Boonstra Arch't
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