Spirit Lake Public Library
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| Location | 1801 Hill Ave. Spirit Lake, Iowa |
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| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1912 |
| Architect | Frank W. Kinney |
| NRHP reference No. | 80001448[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 24, 1980 |
The former Spirit Lake Public Library is located in downtown Spirit Lake, Iowa, United States. The Civic Improvement Association started a library in a rented commercial building downtown in 1901.[2] The initial collections were acquired through Iowa's traveling library system. A referendum to support a public library was passed in 1904, which made a grant from the Carnegie Corporation of New York possible. Spirit Lake's application was accepted for a grant for $8,000 on February 1, 1905.[3] The search for a lot for the building delayed construction. The library was dedicated on September 24, 1912. The single-story brick structure was built on a raised basement, and features vaguely Tudor Revival elements. The center frontispiece and the tall windows give it a sense of verticality. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The public library has subsequently been relocated into a new building, and the historic building has been converted into commercial space.
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- Library buildings completed in 1912
- Carnegie libraries in Iowa
- Tudor Revival architecture in Iowa
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Iowa
- National Register of Historic Places in Dickinson County, Iowa
- Buildings and structures in Dickinson County, Iowa
- Northwest Iowa Registered Historic Place stubs
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