1945 Yandes Library, Wabash College, Crawfordsville, Indiana

[LIB6621] - Originally the Wabash Library, the former Yandes Hall was completed in 1890 as a gift to his alma mater from Simon Yandes, an Indianapolis attorney. In 1993 renovations took place thanks to a gift from local artist and alumnus Lee Detchon.

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1945 Lee Wallace Library, Crawfordsville, Indiana

In March 1901, the city learned that Carnegie was willing to donate $25,000 for a free public library. The city was required to furnish a site and to support the library to the extent of $2,500 annually. The Carnegie Library/Crawfordsville Public Library was thus constructed on the corner of Washington Street and Wabash Avenue (its present location); the building was made with smooth-cut ashlar stone, and its entrance was accented by unfluted ionic columns (a style common among Carnegie libraries at that time). The library was dedicated on July 29, 1902. [read more of the Crawfordsville Library history here]

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