Carnegie_Public_Library_(Shelbyville,_Kentucky)

Shelby County Public Library

Shelby County Public Library

United States historic place

The Shelby County Public Library,[2] formerly the Carnegie Public Library, in Shelbyville, Kentucky, United States, is a Carnegie library which was built in 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[1]

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The first public library in Shelbyville was created by the local women's club in 1899. A board member corresponded with Andrew Carnegie leading to a grant of $10,000 for the construction of this building.[3]

It has an octagonal dome, and it has been deemed the best local example of Romanesque Revival architecture.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    "About Us, Shelby County Public Library". Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. [3]
    Helen Powell (1983). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Carnegie Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved March 8, 2019. With accompanying six photos from 1983


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