INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Public Library officials have received official certification designating the East Washington and Spades Park branches, two original Carnegie Libraries constructed in the early 1900’s still serving the public, as the latest additions on the National Register of Historic Places.
Certificates were awarded at the Indiana State Fair during the Department of Natural Resources Historic Preservation Awards Ceremony.
The East Washington Branch, at 2822 E. Washington Street, was the first to be built with funds from a $120,000 grant by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. It is currently undergoing the first major renovation and expansion since it opened in 1911. The Spades Park Branch, at 1801 Nowland Avenue, opened in 1912.
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