The Anderson Museum of Art (previously known as the Anderson Center for the Arts) is located in downtown Anderson, Indiana at 32 West 10th Street in the former Carnegie Library building built partly in honor of educator and railroad executive

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. The building, as Carnegie Public Library, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

History

The center is located in the Beaux-Arts-style former Carnegie library. Andrew Carnegie provided a $50,000 grant for the building's construction. The building features a high rotunda with a

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domed ceiling and marble floors. ''Note:'' This includes and Accompanying photographs. The library moved to a new facility in 1987. The museum specializes in collecting Indiana and contemporary art.

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* Library buildings completed in 1905 Buildings and structures in Anderson, Indiana Carnegie libraries in Indiana Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana National Register of Historic Places in Madison County, Indiana Museums in Madison County, Indiana Art museums and galleries in Indiana Former library buildings in the United States Arts centers in Indiana Beaux-Arts architecture in Indiana Tourist attractions in Anderson, Indiana 1905 establishments in Indiana {{MadisonCountyIN-NRHP-stub