Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch
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Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch | ||
MPS Waterloo MPS | | |
NRHP reference No. | 88001323[1] | |
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Added to NRHP | November 29, 1988 |
The Waterloo Public Library-East Side Branch is a historic building located in
Bedford stone structure was built over a raised basement. It is one of the few stone buildings in Waterloo.[3] The building has a central portico with paired Ionic columns. It is part of a larger central mass that is oriented from front to back and sits across the lower hipped roof
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In 1977 voters in Waterloo approved a $3,650,000 bond referendum to renovate the city's 1938 post office and federal building to house the library.[2] The post office vacated the building in 1979 when it relocated. The old library building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.[1] The building is now used by the city of Waterloo.
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ a b "History". Waterloo Public Library. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ^ a b James E. Jacobsen. "Waterloo Public Library, East Side Branch". National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-11-23. with photos
- ^ "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Waterloo Public Library (East Side)". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
External links
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