Spirit Lake Public Library – Spirit Lake, IA - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Built in the early 1900’s and partially funded by Andrew Carnegie, this brick building housed the Spirit Lake Public Library for many years. Dedicated in 1912 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 (#80001448), it no longer houses books but has a new outreach to the townspeople. In 2007 it became the privately owned “Carnegie Coffeehouse/Spenser’s Underground, a teen center, coffee house, and family ministries. The center was started by the Baskerville family who have dedicated this center in memory of their son Spenser who passed away the previous year. Besides the coffee house, there are also Bible studies, lunches for teens, music, games and homemade goodies available.

Street address: 1801 Hill Ave Spirit Lake, IA USA 51360 County / Borough / Parish: Dickenson Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: yes Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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