Ephraim Carnegie Library ~ Ephraim, Utah
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brwhiz
N 39° 21.549 W 111° 35.232
12S E 449411 N 4356797
The Carnegie Library in Ephraim, Utah was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1984 (#84000149).
Waymark Code: WMGKKE
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 03/16/2013
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The Utah Historical Marker mounted on the front of this Carnegie Library reads:
Ephraim Carnegie Library
Built in 1914-1915, the Ephraim Carnegie Library is one of 23 Carnegie Libraries in Utah and one of over 1650 library buildings in the United States that were founded by millionaire/philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie donated the entire cost of the building on the condition that the town provide the land, books, librarian and an annual maintenance budget. A library program in Ephraim began as early as about 1880 when a group of ambitious young men established a small library in a rented room in the house of John F. F. Dorius. Later, the City Council took over operation of the library and provided a room in the old City Hall until the construction of the Carnegie Library in 1914. The building was designed by the architectural firm of Watkins, Birch and Wright of Provo. Contractors for the building were Hans Petersen, A.C. Nielson and Thor Monsen, partners in a local construction firm.