Belmond Public Library
Location
Current street address: 440 E. Main Street, Belmond, Iowa
Carnegie address:
Original building still standing: No
Still in use as a library: No
Carnegie Grant Information
Date of Grant: January 28,19161
Amount of Grant: 75001
Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00
Opening Date: Wednesday, May 23, 1917, library auditorium, 8:30pm2
Carnegie Correspondent:
Librarian, at Dedication: Mrs. Anna Case2
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Building Style:
Building Size: 46 x 53 ft.2
Building Description: Building was donated by Mr. Henry I. Crist, $14,000. "...of fireproof brick with white stone trimmings."2
Town & County
City: Belmond
County: Wright
Population in 1900: 1,234
Population in 2010: 2,376
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Sources:
Twelfth Census of the United States — 1900. p. 448.
Belmond is a city in Wright County, which was established on January 15, 1851. The county was named for two men named Wright: Silas Wright (1795-1847) who had served as a governor of New York, and Albert Wright (1810-1867), who had served as a governor of Indiana. The county seat is Clarion, which was established in 1865.
(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 344.)
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