{"nrhp_refnum":"02000459","name":"Arcola Carnegie Public Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"407 E. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Arcola","county":"Douglas County","state":"IL","lat":39.68615557500004,"lon":-88.30315292199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"2002-05-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Education","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Classical Revival public library with a raised basement at 407 East Main Street in Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois. It was designed by Paul A. Moratz of Bloomington and built in 1905 by J.P. Morehead of Tuscola with Carnegie funds.","why_significant":"The library is locally significant for education because it has provided library services to Arcola residents. It is also significant for architecture as a nearly unaltered local example of the Classical Revival style. It meets the Carnegie Library property type defined in the Illinois Carnegie Libraries multiple property documentation.","narrative":"Arcola's Carnegie library sits at 407 East Main Street, a one-story rusticated limestone building with a raised basement, hipped roof and central dome. Its gabled temple-front entrance has paired limestone pilasters, dentil molding and the lettering \"Arcola Public Library.\" Inside, a rotunda with archways leads to the stacks and two wings, each with a fireplace, and the oak woodwork and windows are original. Mayor Thomas F. Monahan formed the library board and wrote to Andrew Carnegie in 1903, and a $10,000 grant followed. Architect Paul A. Moratz designed the building, J.P. Morehead of Tuscola built it, and it was dedicated on October 17, 1905. The library became a township library in 1946 and still serves residents, schools and community groups. It was listed for its educational role and as a well-preserved local example of Classical Revival design, with a period of significance of 1905 to 1951.","period_of_significance":"1905-1951","architect_builder":"Moratz, Paul A., architect; Morehead, J.P., builder","architectural_style":"Classical Revival","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Still in use as a library; the form says it has had little more than general maintenance, though the dome was enclosed in 1959 after water leaks.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:37.241729-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/74/8910/28891074/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/02000459.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000459/28ff15223e-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/02000459/28ff15223e-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Esvobod2","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arcola_Public_Library_Wide_View.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Esvobod2</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Arcola_Public_Library_Wide_View.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28891074","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arcola_Carnegie_Public_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4787443"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/douglas-county/arcola-carnegie-public-library-02000459/"}