Ericson Public Library
702 Greene St., Boone, Iowa
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Description
The roots of the Boone library go back to a "free reading room" that was established by Boone residents in 1885. In 1889, the room was given to the city as the basis of a public library. Senator C.J. A. Ericson of Boone gave the city a building in 1901 that would become the library. In 1923, a significant donation by Rena Ericson, Senator Ericson's daughter, allowed expansion of the building. The library was enlarged again and remodeled in 1993.National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on May 23, 1983
- Reference number
- 83000344
- Architectural style
- Victorian: Renaissance
- Areas of significance
- Architecture; Social History
- Levels of significance
- State; Local
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event; C - Design/Construction
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Library
- Current function
- Library
- Period of significance
- 1900-1924
- Significant years
- 1900; 1901
Sources
- J.R. Manning - thekitchenguy [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
- National Register database - Reference number 83000344
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