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Joplin Carnegie Library

Coordinates: 37°4′55″N 94°30′57″W / 37.08194°N 94.51583°W / 37.08194; -94.51583
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Joplin Carnegie Library
Joplin Carnegie Library is located in Missouri
Joplin Carnegie Library
Joplin Carnegie Library is located in the United States
Joplin Carnegie Library
Location9th and Wall Sts., Joplin, Missouri
Coordinates37°4′55″N 94°30′57″W / 37.08194°N 94.51583°W / 37.08194; -94.51583
Arealess than one acre
Built1902
ArchitectMichaelis, August C.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.79001377[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 10, 1979

The Joplin Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1902, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style steel frame building sheathed in brick and white Carthage marble. It measures 79 feet by 86 feet and features a pedimented Ionic order porch which is distyle in antis. A four-bay two story addition was added in 1916. Andrew Carnegie provided $40,000 for its construction.[2]: 2, 7 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ Noelle Soren and Claire F. Blackwell (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joplin Carnegie Library" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved January 1, 2017. (includes 9 photographs from 1978)