Bedford Public Library

Bedford Public Library
Location Jefferson St.
Bedford, Iowa
Coordinates 40°40′6″N 94°43′13″W / 40.66833°N 94.72028°W / 40.66833; -94.72028Coordinates: 40°40′6″N 94°43′13″W / 40.66833°N 94.72028°W / 40.66833; -94.72028
Area less than one acre
Built 1916
Architect Wetherell & Gage
Architectural style Colonial Revival
Renaissance Revival
MPS Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP Reference # 83000405[1]
Added to NRHP May 23, 1983

The Bedford Public Library in Bedford, Iowa was built in 1916. It was designed by Wetherell & Gage with Colonial Revival and Renaissance Revival features.[2] The Carnegie Corporation of New York had accepted Bedford's application for a grant for $10,000 on April 8, 1907.[3] The library is a brick, side gable structure with a projecting entrance on the long side of the building. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Bedford Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 2016-01-23. with photos
  3. "Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Bedford Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved 2016-01-23.


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