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each window is an arched transom, set with a stained-glass light. The center windows have been raised to allow installation of a window-type air cooler. The front facade also has paired double-hung basement windows, set in concrete window wells, with the top sash is above ground level. On the west side first floor, there is a single-light window on each side of the chimney; each is topped by a stained-glass transom; and set under a segmental arch. On the east side, there is a window identical to those on the west side. There is a smaller single-light window above a ground floor entrance to the basement. The basement windows have rowlock brick lintels and wood sills. The north facade has three arched, stained-glass transoms identical to those of the front facade. Sashes and frames of all windows are original.
281:. The committee had built up a collection of 700 books by April 1910, through donations or purchases. By June, the Commercial Club had found sufficient space to open a reading room. In the fall of 1910, the Cordell City Council passed a 2-mill tax, which was earmarked for a library operating fund, a prerequisite for application for a Carnegie grant. The grant for up to $ 10,000 was approved in January 1911. Construction bids were solicited. On June 8, a contract for $ 7,967 was awarded to the successful bidder, D. C. Bass Company, of Enid, Oklahoma. The Carnegie Foundation later provided an additional $ 1,000 for additional work on the project. The library opened for use on January 18, 1912.
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the ridge line. Steel rods that stabilize the parapets are terminated at each end with scrolled iron pieces. The original red tile
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The south elevation is the front of the building and has three bays. The entry is in the center bay, which is recessed between pilasters and under a compound segmented arch. The bays flanking the entry also have a compound segmented arch, but which contain a set of triple, single-light windows. Over
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