St. Joseph Public Library
St. Joseph Public Library | |
 St. Joseph Public Library, February 2016 | |
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| Location | 10th and Felix Sts., St. Joseph, Missouri |
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| Coordinates | 39°46′0″N 94°50′53″W / 39.76667°N 94.84806°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1901-1902 |
| Architect | Eckel, Edmond Jacques |
| Architectural style | French Baroque Classicism |
| NRHP reference No. | 82003129[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 20, 1982 |
St. Joseph Public Library, also known as Free Public Library, Public Museum, Public Library, and Board of Education Building, is a historic library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. A library is where books are held. This library has over 9,000 books. ≠It was designed by the noted architect Edmond Jacques Eckel (1845–1934) and built in 1901-1902 in the French Baroque style. It is a two-story, brick and reinforced concrete building sheathed in beige marble and limestone. It has a red hipped roof topped by a skeletal glazed dome. It features a pedimented projecting central bay and entrance loggia.[2]: 2–3
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Noelle Soren (August 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Joseph Public Library" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2016-09-01.
