Coordinates: 38°12′44″N 85°13′11″W / 38.21222°N 85.21972°W / 38.21222; -85.21972 (Carnegie Public Library)

Shelby County Public Library

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Carnegie Public Library
File:Graves at the library.jpg
Location309 8th St.,
Shelbyville, Kentucky
Coordinates38°12′44″N 85°13′11″W / 38.21222°N 85.21972°W / 38.21222; -85.21972 (Carnegie Public Library)
Area1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built1903
Architectural styleRomanesque Revival
MPSShelbyville MRA
NRHP reference No.85001253[1]
Added to NRHPJune 12, 1985

The Shelby County Public Library,[2] formerly the Carnegie Public Library, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States, is a Carnegie library which was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1] The first public library in Shelbyville was created by the local women's club in 1899. A board member corresponded with Andrew Carnegie leading to a grant of $10,000 for the construction of this building.[3] It has an octagonal dome, and it has been deemed the best local example of Romanesque Revival architecture.[3]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ "About Us, Shelby County Public Library". Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Helen Powell (1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Carnegie Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 1983

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