Bolivar Public Library - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bolivar Public Library - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Bolivar Public Library, also known as the Carnegie Library of Bolivar and Polk County Genealogical Society Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Bolivar, Polk County, Missouri. It was built in 1915, and is a 1 1/2- to two-story, rectangular, brick building with Classical Revival style design elements. It has a flat roof and three bay front facade with an elaborate center entranceway and large side window bays. It features intact terra cotta and tooled limestone ornamentation. It was funded by an $8,000 Carnegie grant from the Carnegie Foundation. (includes 12 photographs from 2003) The property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003. Read more on Wikipedia
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