Hawthorne in Indianapolis in Marion County, Indiana — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Hawthorne Branch Library No. 2
Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 2023
1. Hawthorne Branch Library No. 2 Marker
is listed on the
National
Register
of Historic
Places
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the National Register of Historic Places series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.
Location. 39° 46.059′ N, 86° 12.101′ W. Marker is in Indianapolis, Indiana, in Marion County. It is in Hawthorne. Marker is on North Mount Street near West Ohio Street, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 70 N Mount St, Indianapolis IN 46222, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Anthony Wayne (approx. 0.2 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. half a mile away); Central State Hospital (approx. half a mile away); Pathological Department / Old Pathology Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Old Pathology Building (approx. 0.6 miles away); Walker House (approx. one mile away); Hine Street (approx. one mile away); Sewall House (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Indianapolis.
Regarding Hawthorne Branch Library No. 2. Excerpts from the National Register
this page online
[Andrew] Carnegie awarded the $120,000 grant to the [Indianapolis] library system in January, 1909. The initial request was for six structures, however, only five were built at a cost of $100,000.
Construction on Hawthorne Branch and East Washington Branch was pursued simultaneously. Hawthorne was the second of the Indianapolis Carnegies; library officials dedicated East Washington four days before Hawthorne in November 1911. Hawthorne was a new branch location, as were the East Washington and Spades Park structures. The West Indianapolis and Madison Avenue buildings replaced original branch locations in their vicinities. Only three of the original Carnegie structures exist, with East Washington and Spades Park remaining in public library use. Madison Avenue branch was lost to Interstate 70 construction in the early 1970s. West Indianapolis was demolished in August of 1994.…
Carnegie always stipulated that sites for libraries must be donated or purchased with local funds. Since the School Board controlled the library system in the early years, branch location was often coupled with public school locations. Hawthorne Branch was scheduled to coordinate with the Hawthorne School, which the School Board had just completed in about 1904. Lem Trotter and Andrew Henry donated the Mount Street lots for Hawthorne Branch, immediately behind theNathaniel Hawthorne School #50. … Pupils of #50 no doubt constituted a good measure of the readership of the library. Most were sons and daughters of skilled laborers at any number of the local industries on the west side of town.Photographed By Duane and Tracy Marsteller, August 6, 20232. Hawthorne Branch Library No. 2 MarkerThe building now houses a local social services organization.
Also see . . . Hawthorne Branch Library No. 2. National Register nomination (PDF) and photographs (separate PDF) submitted for the former library building, which was listed in 2000. (National Park Service) (Submitted on August 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)
Credits. This page was last revised on August 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 57 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
