Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library, Historic Carnegie library in Mishawaka, US.
The Old Mishawaka Carnegie Library is a Jacobethan-style building made of reddish brick with terra cotta details and ornamental accents. The entrance is supported by limestone columns and sits at North Hill Street, while the original structure was expanded in 1937 with additional wings.
Built in 1916 with a $30,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation, the building served as Mishawaka's public library. In 1937 the Works Progress Administration added an addition to the one-story Jacobethan Revival structure. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
The building's name comes from Andrew Carnegie's foundation, which gave $30,000 for its construction in 1916. After the public library left, the former reading rooms served as private offices and a private residence from 1969, and in 2018 the space reopened as Jesus Latin Grill and Tequila Bar, so visitors today eat and drink in the old library rooms.
The building stands at North Hill Street in Mishawaka; the projecting entrance portico with limestone columns is the feature to look for from the street. Since 2018 the ground floor has operated as Jesus Latin Grill and Tequila Bar, so the interior is seen by visiting during its opening hours as a restaurant.
The 1937 addition was built by the Works Progress Administration, the New Deal agency that put unemployed workers on public projects. The original 1916 building went up with a $30,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. Since 1969 the former reading rooms have held private offices and a private residence, and in 2018 the building reopened as Jesus Latin Grill and Tequila Bar.
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