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Lincoln Public Library
725 Pekin St., Lincoln,
IL ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
40° 8' 49.620012",
-89° 21' 39.719988"
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Illinois State
Historical Marker
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The Lincoln Public Library is a fine example of public neo-classical construction. This W.A. Otis structure was completed in 1903. A stained glass dome and oak woodwork highlight the interior. Major benefactors were Steven Foley who guided its construction, Isabel Nash who willed her home as the site, and the Carnegie Foundation. The Library's history typifies the combination of national wealth, grass roots initiative, and the cultural ideals which generated the free library movement and its goal of a free and educated American society. The Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
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Lincoln Public Library Illinois Map
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