Vinton Public Library

The Vinton Public Library is located in Vinton, Iowa, United States.

Vinton Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	510 2nd Ave. Vinton, Iowa
Coordinates	42°09′59″N 92°01′21″W
Built	1903–1904 (121 years ago) (1904)
Architect	Patton & Miller
Architectural style	Renaissance Revival
MPS	Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.	83000341[1]
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1983

History

The community applied to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for a grant to build a public library, and on January 22, 1903, they were awarded $12,500.^[2] It was one of 22 public libraries in Iowa that were built with Carnegie grants that year, the most in the history of the program for both the state and the country.^[3] The Chicago architectural firm of Patton & Miller designed the Renaissance Revival building. It features a full parapet, hipped roof with a deck, and a Flemish gable. It was dedicated on August 25, 1904, and it has subsequently been expanded. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.^[1]