The Carnegie Library at Adams and Columbus Ave. in
Sandusky, Ohio
Sandusky ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Erie County, Ohio, Erie County, Ohio, United States. Situated along the shores of Lake Erie in the northern part of the state, Sandusky is located roughly midway between Toledo, Ohio, Toledo ( wes ...
, also known as the Sandusky Public Library, was built in 1901. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1975. It was designed by architect
Albert D'Oench
Albert F. D'Oench (December 25, 1852 – July 20, 1918) was an architect of office buildings and Superintendent of Buildings in New York City. During his career, he had two partnerships, first D'Oench and Simon with Bernhard Simon. Later in h ...
.
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Fundraising for a library was begun in 1886 by a Library Funding Association. It is a -story building. It was designed by New York City firm D'Oench and Yost (]Albert D'Oench
Albert F. D'Oench (December 25, 1852 – July 20, 1918) was an architect of office buildings and Superintendent of Buildings in New York City. During his career, he had two partnerships, first D'Oench and Simon with Bernhard Simon. Later in h ...
and Joseph W. Yost
Joseph Warren Yost (1847–1923) was a prominent architect from Ohio whose works included many courthouses and other public buildings. Some of his most productive years were spent as a member of the Yost and Packard partnership with Frank Packar ...
). Yoat worked in Columbus, Ohio before moving to New York City and joining D'Oench. The building has elements of Jacobean Revival
The Jacobethan or Jacobean Revival architectural style is the mixed national Renaissance revival style that was made popular in England from the late 1820s, which derived most of its inspiration and its repertory from the English Renaissance (15 ...
style including steep triangular gables, rectangular windows divided by stone mullions
A mullion is a vertical element that forms a division between units of a window or screen, or is used decoratively. It is also often used as a division between double doors. When dividing adjacent window units its primary purpose is a rigid supp ...
, bay windows, and towers with curved roofs.
See also
*List of Carnegie libraries in Ohio
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Ohio provides detailed information on United States Carnegie library, Carnegie libraries in Ohio, where 104 public libraries were built from 79Both Bobinski and Jones make errors with their numbers in Ohi ...
References
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Library buildings completed in 1901
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Ohio
Buildings and structures in Sandusky, Ohio
Carnegie libraries in Ohio
National Register of Historic Places in Erie County, Ohio
1901 establishments in Ohio
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