The Colfax Carnegie Library, also known as Colfax Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Colfax,

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. It was built in 1917, and is a -story,

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style brick building on a raised basement. It features a red

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style hipped roof and decorative frieze. It was built in part with $9,000 provided by the Carnegie Foundation. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1994. The historic Carnegie library remains in operation today as a

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; its name has been changed to "Colfax-Perry Township Public Library" to accurately represent its wider service area.

References

External links

Library website
Carnegie libraries in Indiana Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Library buildings completed in 1917 Neoclassical architecture in Indiana Buildings and structures in Clinton County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Clinton County, Indiana {{ClintonCountyIN-NRHP-stub