Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 6, also known as Spades Park Library (Carnegie), is a historic Carnegie library located in

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. It was built in 1911–1912, and is a two-story, L-shaped,

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style masonry building on a raised basement. It has a

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tile hipped roof, decorative brickwork,

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accents, and elements of

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and

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style decorative elements. It was one of five libraries constructed from the $120,000 the Carnegie Foundation gave the City of Indianapolis in 1909 to be used towards the construction of six branch libraries. ''Note:'' This includes
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and Accompanying photographs The library remains in operation as the Spades Park Branch of the

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. The Spades Library underwent an extensive restoration in 1987. It was listed on the

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in 2016.

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Carnegie libraries in Indiana Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Tudor Revival architecture in Indiana Library buildings completed in 1912 Buildings and structures in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis 1912 establishments in Indiana {{Indianapolis-stub

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