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Library in Cherokee, Iowa, United States

Cherokee Public Library


Location	215 S. 2nd St. Cherokee, Iowa, United States
Type	Public
Established	1913
Other information
Director	Mary Jo Ruppert
Website	www.cherokee.lib.ia.us
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

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Coordinates	42°44′55″N 95°33′4″W / 42.74861°N 95.55111°W / 42.74861; -95.55111
Area	less than one acre
Built	1905
Built by	Hansen and Lambkin
Architect	F.E. Wetherell
MPS	Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.	85000773
Added to NRHP	April 9, 1985

The Cherokee Public Library is located in Cherokee, Iowa, United States. A library was begun in town in 1886 by the Cherokee Ladies Library Association. The collection of books was housed in the YMCA and other shared facilities. It was poorly funded, and the city of Cherokee took over the library in 1898 after voters passed a referendum. The Carnegie Corporation of New York had accepted the city's application for a grant for $10,000 on January 6, 1903. They hired Oskaloosa, Iowa architect Frank E. Wetherell to design the new building, which was built by Hansen and Lambkin of New Hampton, Iowa. Carnegie donated a further $2,000 to complete construction. It was dedicated on May 2, 1905.

The skylight began to leak and was removed in 1910. The basement interior was completed in 1913. Vines grew across the exterior and were removed in the 1950s. Around the same time a new front entry was installed and interior renovations were made. Further renovations were completed in the 1980s, which included an elevator and handicap access. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.

References

"About the Library Director". Bloomfield Public Library. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ James E. Jacobsen. "Cherokee Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-03-10.
"Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Bloomfield Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-03-05.

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v t e National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, Iowa
Historic Landmark	Phipps Site
Historic Districts	Cherokee Commercial Historic District Illinois Central Railroad Yard-Cherokee
Individual listings	Bastian Site Lemuel C. and Mary (Vaughn) Boughton House Brewster Site Cherokee Public Library Cherokee Sewer Site Guy M. and Rose (Freeman) Gillette House Lewis Hotel Mill Creek Bridge Roy C. and Lena (Johnson) Seaman House
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Cherokee County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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