Shelby County Public Library

Carnegie Public Library
	Carnegie Public Library
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Location in Kentucky Location in United States
Location	309 8th St.,; Shelbyville, Kentucky
Coordinates	38°12′44″N 85°13′11″W / 38.21222°N 85.21972°W
Area	1.1 acres (0.45 ha)
Built	1903
Architectural style	Romanesque Revival
MPS	Shelbyville MRA
NRHP reference No.	85001253
Added to NRHP	June 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

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

External links

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[nris-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.

[nrhpdoc-3] 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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