Red Oak Public Library

Red Oak Public Library
Red Oak Public Library
Location	400 N. 2nd St.; Red Oak, Iowa, United States
Type	Public
Architect(s)	Patton & Miller
Other information
Director	Kathi Most
Website	www.redoak.lib.ia.us
	References:
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. Historic district; Contributing property
Coordinates	41°00′29.8″N 95°13′48.3″W / 41.008278°N 95.230083°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1909
Architect	Patton & Miller
Architectural style	Tudor Revival
Part of	Red Oak Downtown Historic District (ID16000868)
MPS	Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.	83000394
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1983

The Red Oak Public Library is located in Red Oak, Iowa, United States. Andrew Carnegie accepted the city's application for a grant for $12,500 on November 27, 1906.^[3]^[4] The Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller designed the Tudor Revival structure. It was dedicated on October 8, 1909.

The two-story building features a side-gable plan, and rustic brick-and-half-timbered style. It is somewhat unusual in that its main entrance was at grade.^[3] The corners are buttresses that rise from the base in a concave curve and disappear into the walls before they emerge above the eaves as parapets. A two-story addition was built onto the rear of the building in 1924 to house a new book stack, and another two-story addition was built on the south side to house reading rooms. Both additions complement the structure's original design. The building was individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[2] In 2016 it was included as a contributing property in the Red Oak Downtown Historic District.^[5]

References

^ "About the Library Director". Red Oak Public Library. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b Samuel J. Klingensmith. "Red Oak Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
^ "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Red Oak Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-03-19.
^ Jennifer Honebrink. "Red Oak Downtown Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-20.

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[redoak1-1] "About the Library Director". Red Oak Public Library. Retrieved 2016-03-19.

[nris-2] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[Klingensmith-3] Samuel J. Klingensmith. "Red Oak Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-19.

[Carnegie-4] "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Red Oak Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-03-19.

[Honebrink-5] Jennifer Honebrink. "Red Oak Downtown Historic District" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2017-11-20.

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