The Lincoln Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 725 Pekin St. in Lincoln,

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. Built in 1902, the library was funded by a $25,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

architect W. A. Otis designed the library in the

Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ...

style. The building's design features an entrance

portico A portico is a porch leading to the entrance of a building, or extended as a colonnade, with a roof structure over a walkway, supported by columns or enclosed by walls. This idea was widely used in ancient Greece and has influenced many cult ...

, a raised first floor, a Tuscan

cornice In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ...

, stone decorations, and a red tile roof. The portico includes four Tuscan columns, a

pediment Pediments are gables, usually of a triangular shape. Pediments are placed above the horizontal structure of the lintel, or entablature, if supported by columns. Pediments can contain an overdoor and are usually topped by hood moulds. A pedimen ...

with its own cornice, a plinth, and acanthus decorations, and an oak double door with another cornice and an overhead window. The library has been continuously used since its opening. The library was added to the

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on September 12, 1980.

References

External links

The library website
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois Neoclassical architecture in Illinois Library buildings completed in 1902 Buildings and structures in Logan County, Illinois Carnegie libraries in Illinois National Register of Historic Places in Logan County, Illinois {{LoganCountyIL-NRHP-stub