Logan Public Library

Location

Current street address: 121 East 6th Street Logan, IA 51546-1340

Carnegie address: 121 East 6th Street Logan, IA 51546-1340

Original building still standing: Yes

Still in use as a library: Yes

Carnegie Grant Information

Date of Grant: December 3, 1915¹

Amount of Grant: $10,000.00¹

Cornerstone Date: 0000-00-00 00:00:00

Opening Date: Tuesday, December 28, 1920, Court House, evening²

Carnegie Correspondent: J. M. Albertson, Auditor

Librarian, at Dedication: Miss Winifred McCoid²

Architect: Charles Nye, Omaha, Nebraska

Contractor: C. E. McBride, Logan

Building Style: Italian Renaissance

Building Size:

Sources:

¹CCNYR, reel 17. ²ILQ, Jan. 1921, 9(1), p.14.

Town & County

City: Logan

County: Harrison County

Population in 1900: 1,377

Population in 1910: 1,453

Population in 1920: 1,637

Population in 2020: 1,534

Town/County Images:

Sources:

Twelfth Census of the United States 1900. p. 450.

Thirteenth Census of the United States 1910. 1,453.

Logan is the county seat of Harrison County, which was established on January 15, 1851. Harrison County was named for William Henry Harrison (1773-1841), the ninth President of the United States. In 1853, a site named Magnolia was chosen as the county seat. in 1876, the site was moved to the town of Logan, which was named for General John A. Logan (1826-1886), who had worked to establish Memorial Day. Harrison County received the highest number of Carnegie grants with Logan, Missouri Valley, Dunlap, and Woodbine as recipients.

(Source: Pratt, LeRoy G. “The Counties and Courthouses of Iowa.” Mason City, Ia; Klipto Printing & Office Supply Company, 1977, p. 150.)

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