Converse-Jackson Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Converse,

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. It was built in 1918, as a one-story,

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style brick and masonry building on a raised basement. It has a low-sloped roof surrounded by a

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and features an entry flanked by two

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columns. It was built with a $9,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. It was listed on the

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in 1999. The Converse-Jackson Township Public Library remains in operation as one of two active

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in Miami County. The current library director is

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graduate Andrew Horner of nearby

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References

External links

Library website
Carnegie libraries in Indiana Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Neoclassical architecture in Indiana Library buildings completed in 1918 Buildings and structures in Miami County, Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Miami County, Indiana {{MiamiCountyIN-NRHP-stub