Red Oak in Montgomery County, Iowa — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Red Oak Public Library
1909
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Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
1. Red Oak Public Library NRHP Marker
National Register of Historic Places
The gift of
Andrew Carnegie
Erected by Iowa State Historical Department Division of Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series lists.
Location. 41° 0.497′ N, 95° 13.81′ W. Marker is in Red Oak, Iowa, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of 2nd Street and Washington Avenue, on the right when traveling north on 2nd Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 400 North 2nd Street, Red Oak IA 51566, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Western Iowa. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture and also the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: "Red Stone Boulder" (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); George H. Hawkins Memorial (about 500 feet away); Red Oak Firehouse (about 600 feet away); World War Memorial (about 600 feet away); Mr. Richard H. Simpson (about 600 feet away); Vietnam Veterans Memorial (about 600 feet away); Korean War Memorial
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Regarding Red Oak Public Library.
Iowa Site Inventory Excerpt:
The Red Oak Public Library is a highly successful building in a rustic brick-and-half-timber style building and is unusual in having its front entrance at grade (see Onawa, 1908, also by Patton and Miller, where this is the case as well). Of particular interest is the skeletal character given the building by the treatment of the corners as buttresses (see the similar feature at Onawa). These rise from base blocks in a gentle concave curve and then disappear
into the walls, to emerge again above the eaves as chunks of parapet. The plan, before the additions, conformed to Type III, unusual only in the organization of the center-rear bookstack into alcoves.
Also see . . .
1. Red Oak Public Library. Library Website (Submitted on August 28, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
2. History of Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Libraries. Website homepage (Submitted on August 28, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
3. How Andrew Carnegie Turned His Fortune Into A Library Legacy
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
2. Red Oak Public Library Marker
4. Red Oak Public Library Iowa Site Inventory. (Submitted on June 10, 2024, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
3. Red Oak Public Library
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., August 2, 2015
4. Red Oak Public Library and Markers
via NPR, unknown
5. Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie ultimately gave away $60 million to fund a system of 1,689 public libraries across the country. "In bestowing charity the main consideration should be to help those who help themselves," he wrote.
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Photographed by Larry Gertner
6. Red Oak Public Library
National Register of Historic Places: Digital Archive on NPGallery website entry
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Credits. This page was last revised on June 10, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 28, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 589 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on August 28, 2015, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 5. submitted on March 7, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York. 6. submitted on October 14, 2021, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.
