Jewett Norris Library, also known as Grundy County Jewett Norris Library, is a historic

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

building located at Trenton,

Grundy County, Missouri Grundy County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,808. Its county seat is Trenton. The county was organized January 2, 1841, from part of Livingston County, Missouri and named after U. ...

. It was built in 1891, and is a 2 1/2-story,

Romanesque Revival Romanesque Revival (or Neo-Romanesque) is a style of building employed beginning in the mid-19th century inspired by the 11th- and 12th-century Romanesque architecture. Unlike the historic Romanesque style, Romanesque Revival buildings tended to ...

style red brick and

limestone Limestone ( calcium carbonate ) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime. It is composed mostly of the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of . Limestone forms whe ...

building. It has a high stone base and broad stone steps leading to a porch with heavy, round stone arches. (includes 4 photographs from 1984) 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 1984.

References

External links

Library website
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri Romanesque Revival architecture in Missouri Library buildings completed in 1891 Buildings and structures in Grundy County, Missouri National Register of Historic Places in Grundy County, Missouri {{GrundyCountyMO-NRHP-stub