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It was formally dedicated and opened on February 5, 1909, and was used as a school district library until it transferred ownership to the city in 1915. When the building itself became insufficient, a new location at 143 East Maumee Street opened on June 12, 1978, and remains in operation. The old
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architecture. It is constructed of brick and sandstone, and measures 70 feet by 70 feet. Standing on a corner lot, the building has two main entrance facades. Both entryway are through massive arches, 18 feet high and 17 feet wide, trimmed with carved sandstone. Near each entryway is a tower, one
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in addition to $ 5,000 donated by the city. Illinois architect Paul O. Moratz designed the library, and it was completed by local contractor C. F. Matthes. The building was designed to hold a public library as well as an art gallery and lecture auditorium.
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On the interior, a first floor lobby with coved ceiling connects the entrances. Two other large rectangular rooms are on the first floor, along with the semicircular room and two rooms in the bases of the towers. The second floor has the same floor plan.
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location passed through several owners before being given back to the city. The building is used to house the Lenawee County Historical Society Museum.
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Although the library branch dates back to 1868, its first independent library structure was completed in 1909 with a $ 27,500 grant from the
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rising 66 feet and the other 44 feet. A semi-circular room pushes outward on the corner between the towers.
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Individually listed contributing properties to historic districts on the National Register in Michigan
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NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY-- NOMINATION FORM: Adrian Public Library
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Saint Michael and All Angels' Episcopal Church and Cambridge Township Cemetery
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Lenawee County, Michigan
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is a historic structure located at 110 East Church Street in downtown
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Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Michigan
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National Register of Historic Places in Lenawee County, Michigan
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Spanish Colonial Revival architecture in the United States
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Contributing property
Michigan State Historic Site

Adrian Public Library is located in Michigan
Adrian Public Library is located in the United States
Adrian
Michigan
41°53′49″N 84°02′13″W / 41.89694°N 84.03694°W / 41.89694; -84.03694
Richardsonian Romanesque
Mission Revival
Spanish Colonial Revival
Downtown Adrian Commercial District
77000719
Adrian
Michigan
library
Michigan Historic Site
National Register of Historic Places
Downtown Adrian Commercial Historic District
Adrian Engine House No. 1

Andrew Carnegie Library Fund
Mission Revival Style
Spanish Colonial Revival
Richardsonian Romanesque


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