Lincoln Branch Peoria Public Library
Location1312 W. Lincoln Ave., Peoria, Illinois
Coordinates40°40′53″N 89°36′52″W / 40.68139°N 89.61444°W / 40.68139; -89.61444
Built1910 (1910)-11
Built byJohn J. McDonald
ArchitectHotchkiss & Harris
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.14000256[1]
Added to NRHPMay 28, 2014

The Lincoln Branch Peoria Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 1312 West Lincoln Avenue in Peoria, Illinois.[2] Built in 1910, the building served as the first dedicated library building on Peoria's South Side. The South Side branch library opened in 1903 in a building called the Neighborhood House; however, it had outgrown its space in the building by 1909. The city petitioned the Carnegie Foundation for funding for a new library and the Foundation provided a $20,000 grant for the building.[3] The city passed a $2,000 annual tax to cover the library's maintenance. Peoria architecture firm Hotchkiss & Harris supplied a Classical Revival design for the building, and construction began in 1910 and was completed the following year. The new building was dedicated on June 16, 1911.[3]

The library became popular with neighborhood residents, setting city records for daily circulation; it also held special collections serving the city's Lebanese and German immigrant communities.[2]

With $500,000 from the Plaedes Foundation, the Lincoln Branch was remodeled in 1993.[3] In June 2009, the library was designed by the City of Peoria as a local historic landmark.[4] The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 28, 2014.[1] In 2014, the Peoria Historical Society awarded the library a Historic Preservation Award.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 5/26/14 Through 5/30/14". National Park Service. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  2. 1 2 Cousin, Margaret E. "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Lincoln Branch Peoria Public Library" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Bryan, William W.; Noack, Trisha. Historical Sketch of the Peoria Public Library. Peoria Public Library. p. 7.
  4. ↑ "Local Landmarks - Historic Buildings | Peoria, IL". www.peoriagov.org. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
  5. ↑ "Historic Preservation Awards". Peoria Historical Society. Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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