Listowel Carnegie Library ~ Ontario CANADA
Posted by: Jake39
N 43° 43.928 W 080° 57.302
17T E 503621 N 4842123
This Public Library is located on 260 Main St. W. in Listowel
Waymark Code: WM52HD
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 10/31/2008
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Inside view of the front hall and entrance.
The outside structure is clad with concrete blocks manufactured on site, from cement, to look like rustic stone especially for this library.....
The Carnegie section of the library now houses the North Perth Branch of the Stratford Perth Archives, a reading room furnished by Ruth Hay in memory of her late husband, David Hay, who was a past mayor of Listowel, the CEO’s office, a programming room and until December 2003 an office for the North Perth Chamber of Commerce.
Reference: Library site
Architect: W.E. Binning a local architect who designed
7 other Carnegie Libraries in Ontario.
Builder: T.B.A.
Amount secured: $10 000 in 1903