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Fairfield Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


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Location	Court and Washington Fairfield, Iowa
Coordinates	41°0′21″N 91°57′46″W / 41.00583°N 91.96278°W / 41.00583; -91.96278
Area	less than one acre
Built	1893
Architect	C. Stafford
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
MPS	Public Library Buildings in Iowa TR
NRHP reference No.	83000373
Added to NRHP	May 23, 1983

Fairfield Public Library is located in Fairfield, Iowa, United States. A library association was founded by a group of local men in 1853, and funded by dues from its members. It was housed in several different buildings for the first 40 years. U.S. Senator James F. Wilson from Fairfield was instrumental in obtaining a grant from Andrew Carnegie for a building of its own. The grant for $40,000 was accepted on January 15, 1892. It was the first Carnegie Library outside of Western Pennsylvania and the first of 101 built in Iowa. It was also one the few libraries Carnegie funded without stipulations concerning its use, public support, or design. The building was designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by Kansas City architect C. Stafford. It was officially opened on Friday, September 29, 1893, and it was dedicated on November 28 of the same year. The association continued to run the library until 1899 when voters approved a referendum to support it with taxes. The building has been altered in the ensuing years, and it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983. The library moved to a new building in 1996, and the original building is now home to the Carnegie Historical Museum.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
"Carnegie Libraries of Iowa Project-Fairfield Public Library". University of Iowa. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
S. Klingensmith. "Fairfield Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved May 21, 2016. with one photo from 1978

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Fairfield	Architecture of Henry K. Holsman Historic Campus District W.C. Ball House James A. Beck House Burnett-Montgomery House James F. Clarke House Evergreen Ridge Stock Farm Historic District Fairfield Public Library Former U.S. Post Office Building O.F. and Lulu E. Fryer House Gobble and Heer-Spurgeons Building Henn Mansion Iowa Malleable Iron Company Jefferson County Courthouse Louden Machinery Company Louden Monorail System in the Auto Repair Shop Louden Whirl-Around R. B. and Lizzie L. Louden House R. Bruce and May W. Louden House R.R. and Antoinette Louden House William and Mary Jane Louden House McElhinny House Old Settlers' Association Park and Rhodham Bonnifield House George A. Wells House Wells-Stubbs House Wilson Building U.S. Senator James F. Wilson House
Fairfield area	August and Vera Luedtke Barn New Sweden Chapel
Selma	Fred and Rosa Fulton Barn
See also: National Register of Historic Places listings in Jefferson County, Iowa and List of National Historic Landmarks in Iowa

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