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Blue plaque № 44685

Vincennes, IN, United States

Blue plaque № 44685

Vincennes' Carnegie Library. Designed by local architect John B. Bayard in Collegiate Gothic Style; built 1917-1918. Dedicated in 1919, with 13,518 books and 4,207 registered borrows, as Vincennes Public Library; Public Library located in City Hall since 1889. Modern addition 1976-1977; became Knox

County Public Library 1978 [end of side 1 of plaque]. Library has played major role in the community's educational and cultural development. Included in Vincennes Historic District, listed in National

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