Joplin Carnegie Library

The Joplin Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library located at Joplin, Jasper County, Missouri. It was built in 1902, and is a two-story, Classical Revival style steel frame building sheathed in brick and white Carthage marble. It measures 79 feet by 86 feet and features a pedimented Ionic order porch which is distyle in antis. A four-bay two story addition was added in 1916. Andrew Carnegie provided $40,000 for its construction.[2]^{:2, 7}

Joplin Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	9th and Wall Sts., Joplin, Missouri
Coordinates	37°4′55″N 94°30′57″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902
Architect	Michaelis, August C.
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	79001377[1]
Added to NRHP	July 10, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. Noelle Soren and Claire F. Blackwell (March 1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Joplin Carnegie Library" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 9 photographs from 1978)