Greensburg Carnegie Public Library
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Greensburg Carnegie Public Library | |
 Greensburg Carnegie Public Library, November 2010 | |
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| Location | 114 N. Michigan Ave., Greensburg, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°20′23″N 85°29′9″W / 39.33972°N 85.48583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1904 |
| Architect | Harris, William; Shopbell, Clifford, et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 95000701[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 9, 1995 |
Greensburg Carnegie Public Library, also known as Greensburg City Hall, is a historic Carnegie library located at Greensburg, Indiana. It was built in 1904, and is a one-story, cruciform plan, tan brick building in the Classical Revival style. It is topped by a red terra cotta tiled gable roof and central drum and saucer dome. It features a projecting front portico supported by paired Ionic order columns. Its construction and furnishing was funded by a $15,000 grant provided by Andrew Carnegie.[2]: 5–6, 9
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]
The library operates today under the name Greensburg-Decatur County Public Library.[3]
