Thorntown Public Library
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Thorntown Public Library | |
 Thorntown Public Library, September 2011 | |
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| Location | 124 N. Market St., Thorntown, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°7′50″N 86°36′22″W / 40.13056°N 86.60611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1914-1915 |
| Architect | Parker, Wilson B. |
| NRHP reference No. | 86002708[1] |
| Added to NRHP | September 22, 1986 |
Thorntown Public Library is a historic Carnegie library located at Thorntown, Indiana. It was built in 1914–1915, and is a one-story, three-bay, brown brick building with a red clay tile hipped roof. It has a round arched entrance and limestone trim. Its construction was funded with $10,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York.[2]: 2–3
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1]
The Thorntown Public Library today is one of three public libraries in Boone County.[3]
