Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
1869 Gothic Revival library, oldest surviving building of an Episcopal boys' boarding school established by Bishop Henry Benjamin Whipple. [68] Also a contributing property to the Shattuck Historic District. [22] 59: Rice County Courthouse and Jail: Rice County Courthouse and Jail
The library's architecture has Greek themes; Buckham was an avid reader and scholar of Greek literature. A stained glass window made by Charles Jay Connick was emplaced in the building's tower. The second floor has a Greek mural painted by Alfred J. Hyslop, which depicts scenes from Athens, Sparta, Delphi, and Olympia.
Rice County is a county located in the south central portion of the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 67,097. [1] Its county seat is Faribault. [2] Rice County comprises the Faribault-Northfield, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area.
The Two Harbors Carnegie Library, located at 320 Waterfront Avenue, Two Harbors, Minnesota, United States, is a public library building built in 1909 with a $15,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. [2] This was one of over 3,000 libraries in 47 states funded by Carnegie. [4] It was built in the Classical Revival style with brick and sandstone. [5]
It was nominated for its association with the Carnegie library phenomenon and for its Renaissance Revival architecture using local materials. [2] The city of Mankato sold the building to the Mankato Area Arts Council in 1979. It housed a music education program and provided office space to various non-profit arts organizations.
One of Minnesota's few monumental Victorian courthouses remaining, built in 1905; Grant County's most prominent turn-of-the-20th-century building and its long-serving seat of government, and an important work of architects Bell & Detweiler and interior designer Odin J. Oyen. [39] 3: Roosevelt Hall: Roosevelt Hall: August 23, 1985 : Hawkins Ave.
Taylors Falls Public Library is the public library of Taylors Falls, Minnesota, United States, still operating in its original 19th-century building.Originally constructed as a tailor shop in 1854, the building was remodeled and converted into a library in 1887.
The library, unlike many Carnegie-funded libraries which have been demolished or altered as community library systems have expanded, retains its original design integrity while continuing to serve the community in its intended educational role. Architecturally, the library is a notable local example of public Neo-classical design." [3]