Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 6, also known as Spades Park Library (Carnegie), is a historic Carnegie library located in

Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis (), colloquially known as Indy, is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Mar ...

. It was built in 1911–1912, and is a two-story, "L"-shaped,

Italian Renaissance The Italian Renaissance ( it, Rinascimento ) was a period in Italian history covering the 15th and 16th centuries. The period is known for the initial development of the broader Renaissance culture that spread across Europe and marked the trans ...

style masonry building on a raised basement. It has a

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tile hipped roof, decorative brickwork,

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accents, and elements of

American Craftsman American Craftsman is an American domestic architectural style, inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement, which included interior design, landscape design, applied arts, and decorative arts, beginning in the last years of the 19th century. Its ...

and

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style decorative elements. It was one of five libraries constructed from the $120,000 the Carnegie Foundation gave the City of Indianapolis in 1909 to be used towards the construction of six branch libraries. ''Note:'' This includes
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and Accompanying photographs The library remains in operation as the Spades Park Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library. The Spades Library underwent an extensive restoration in 1987. 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 ...

in 2016.

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Carnegie libraries in Indiana Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Indiana Tudor Revival architecture in Indiana Library buildings completed in 1912 Buildings and structures in Indianapolis National Register of Historic Places in Indianapolis {{Indianapolis-stub

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