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Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library

Coordinates: 40°54′36″N 85°55′29″W / 40.91000°N 85.92472°W / 40.91000; -85.92472
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Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library
Roann Carnegie Library, April 2011
Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library is located in Indiana
Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library
Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library is located in the United States
Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library
Location240 S. Chippewa Rd., Roann, Indiana
Coordinates40°54′36″N 85°55′29″W / 40.91000°N 85.92472°W / 40.91000; -85.92472
Area0 acres (0 ha)
Built1916 (1916)
Architectural styleBungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.02001561[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 20, 2002

Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Roann, Wabash County, Indiana. It was built in 1916, and is a one-story, rectangular, American Craftsman style brick building over a semi-recessed basement. It has a hipped roof of clay tile and wooden eave brackets. The building feature two enclosed entries and limestone detailing. It was built in part with an $8,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.[2]: 5, 9 

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[1] It is located in the Roann Historic District.

The Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library remains an active lending library; it is one of three public library systems in Wabash County.[3]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved July 1, 2016. Note: This includes Amy Walker, Peggy Coppler, and Troy Thompson (March 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Roann-Paw Paw Township Public Library" (PDF). Retrieved July 1, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) and Accompanying photographs
  3. ^ "Indiana public library directory" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2017. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
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