Vienna Public Library

Vienna Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Front of the library
Location	401 Poplar St., Vienna, Illinois
Coordinates	37°24′58″N 88°53′39″W / 37.41611°N 88.89417°WCoordinates: 37°24′58″N 88°53′39″W / 37.41611°N 88.89417°W
Built	1911
Built by	Davis and Bellamy
Architect	Clymer, Thomas
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	MPL015 - Illinois Carnegie Libraries Multiple Property Submission
NRHP Reference #	94001603[1]
Added to NRHP	January 24, 1995

The Vienna Public Library, also known as Vienna Carnegie Library, is a Carnegie library located at 401 Poplar St. in Vienna, Illinois. The library was built in 1911 through a $5000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. The brick building, designed by local architect Thomas Clymer, features a tall flight of stairs leading to the front entrance; two pilasters flank the staircase. The building provided a permanent home for Vienna's library program, which was established in 1895 and had rotated through a number of local buildings prior to 1911. County medical services have also been based in the library; the American Red Cross used the building as its headquarters during a 1917 influenza outbreak, and a trachoma clinic operated in the basement from 1936 to 1964. The building has also been used as a gym, a headquarters for city services, and a meeting place for several women's organizations and the Johnson County Historical Society.^[2]

The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 24, 1995.^[1] It is one of two buildings on the National Register in Johnson County, along with the Johnson County Courthouse.

Notes

1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
2. Ray, Crystal (October 31, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Vienna Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 5, 2013.

External links

• Vienna Carnegie Library - official site