Hawthorne Branch Library No. 2, also known as Hawthorne Education Annex, is a historic Carnegie library building located in Indianapolis,

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. Built in 1909–1911, with funds provided by the

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, it is a one-story, rectangular,

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style brick and

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building on a raised basement. It has a truncated hipped roof and features a slightly projecting pavilion housing a round arch. It was renovated in 1955, after its closure as a library, and again in 1999. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs The building was added to the

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in 2000. The building no longer contains a public library. Since 2000, it houses the offices of the Hawthorne Social Services Association, a local non-profit.

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