Colfax Carnegie Library
Colfax Carnegie Library | |
Front and southern end | |
| Location | 207 S. Clark St., Colfax, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 40°11′36″N 86°39′58″W / 40.19333°N 86.66611°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1917 |
| Architect | Gill and Gill; Graham, Donald, et al. |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| NRHP reference No. | 94000230 |
| Added to NRHP | March 17, 1994 |
The Colfax Carnegie Library, also known as Colfax Public Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at Colfax, Indiana. It was built in 1917, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, Classical Revival style brick building on a raised basement. It features a red terra cotta style hipped roof and decorative frieze. It was built in part with $9,000 provided by the Carnegie Foundation.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. The historic Carnegie library remains in operation today as a public library; its name has been changed to "Colfax-Perry Township Public Library" to accurately represent its wider service area.