Flagg Township Public Library

United States historic place


Flagg Township Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The Rochelle Flagg Township Public Library.
41°55′24″N 89°3′56″W / 41.92333°N 89.06556°W / 41.92333; -89.06556
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1912
Architect	Claude and Starck
Architectural style	Prairie^[2]
NRHP reference No.	73000713^[1]
Added to NRHP	October 25, 1973^[1]

Flagg Township Public Library is a library in Rochelle, Illinois. It is a Carnegie library, designed in 1912 by Claude and Starck. The library joined the National Register on October 25, 1973.

History

As a Carnegie library Flagg Township Public Library was the beneficiary of a grant from Andrew Carnegie for its construction. Often smaller towns and rural areas would band together to petition Carnegie for a grant for a county or area library.^[3] Flagg Township Library is one such example of an Illinois township library obtained in this manner.^[3]

Architecture

Flagg Township Public Library was built in 1912 and designed by the Madison, Wisconsin-based architectural firm of Claude and Starck.^[2] The library is an example of Prairie School.^[2] It has brick walls and a ceramic tile roof. Flagg Township Public Library is an example of a Carnegie Library.^[4]

Significance

The Flagg Township Public Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 25, 1973, for its significance in the area of architecture.^[2]

Notes

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Flagg Township Public Library^{[permanent dead link]}", "Property Information Report", HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, accessed January 22, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Schnell, Karen E. Illinois Carnegie Libraries, National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form, NPS Focus, National Park Service, November 10, 1993, accessed January 22, 2011.
^ "Flagg Twsp. Library", Illinois Historic Sites Survey Inventory, HAARGIS Database, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, accessed January 22, 2011.