Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library is located in
Terre Haute, Indiana. It was built in 1906 by the Modern Construction Company of Terre Haute. The building is in the
Beaux Arts architectural style
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.
The Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library played an important role in
Coca-Cola
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history. In June 1915,
Earl R. Dean and T. Clyde Edwards were dispatched to the Emeline Fairbanks Memorial Library to research the ingredients of Coca-Cola. In the Encyclopædia Britannica, Dean came across a picture of a gourd-shaped cocoa pod. Inspiration from this cocoa pod lead Dean to his design of the iconic contour Coca-Cola bottle.
In 1979, the library was acquired by the
Indiana State University and would be converted into an art building five years later.
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Library buildings completed in 1906
Libraries in Indiana
Buildings and structures in Terre Haute, Indiana
1906 establishments in Indiana