A. Herr and E. E. Smith Public Library

	A. Herr and E. E. Smith Public Library
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	105 Adams St., Loda, Illinois
Coordinates	40°31′4″N 88°4′14″W / 40.51778°N 88.07056°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1897
Built by	King, Fred E.
Architect	Moratz, Paul O.
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	95000992
Added to NRHP	August 4, 1995

The A. Herr and E. E. Smith Public Library is a historic public library located at 105 Adams Street in Loda, Illinois. The library's origins date back to 1858, when the Loda Literary Society was formed. The society originally had no permanent site for its book collection, and it traveled through several town buildings before the society formed a committee to establish a permanent library in 1894. A new library was funded through a gift from Eliza E. Smith, a Pennsylvanian and the sister and heir of A. Herr Smith; A. Herr Smith had business interests in Loda and had grown fond of the area. The library was incorporated in 1896, and construction on the new library building was completed in 1897. In addition to housing the town's book collection, the library also held books for the local public school and served as the Loda Historical Society's archives and the Oakalla Culture Club's meeting room.^[2]

The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 4, 1995.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Walsh, Jeanne A. (April 3, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: A. Herr and E. E. Smith Public Library" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved July 19, 2015.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] Walsh, Jeanne A. (April 3, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: A. Herr and E. E. Smith Public Library" (PDF). Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. Retrieved July 19, 2015.^{[dead link‍]}

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