{"nrhp_refnum":"73001543","name":"Warren Public Library","other_names":["Carnegie-Sutliff Public Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"120 High St., NW.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Warren","county":"Trumbull County","state":"OH","lat":41.23759341300007,"lon":-80.81818505199999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1973-03-20","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story red brick and stone public library at 120 High Street N.W. in Warren, Trumbull County, Ohio, built 1904-1906 to designs by architect Edward J. Tolton of New York, with a rear addition made in 1927.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the building as a classic example of early 20th century design for public buildings. It was funded by Judge Molton Sutliff, who donated the land and $10,000, and by Andrew Carnegie, who paid the balance of the cost. The 1927 addition was funded by J.W. Packard.","narrative":"Built between 1904 and 1906, this Warren library is a one-story red brick and stone building with a hip roof and a triangular pedimented entrance. Tall Ionic columns flank the recessed double door, which is topped by an arched fanlight, and shell-shaped finials mark the pediment. Inside, a tiled vestibule leads to the main reading room, with small children's reading rooms to each side. Architect Edward J. Tolton of New York designed it on land donated by Judge Molton Sutliff, who also gave $10,000 toward the $28,393 cost; Andrew Carnegie paid the rest. It was dedicated on February 5, 1906. A plain rear addition of 1927, funded by J.W. Packard at $55,000, added an adult reading room and Sutliff Hall, a public meeting room. The library board abandoned the building in 1971, and Trumbull County bought it for $80,000, hoping to fund restoration. It was listed as a classic example of early twentieth century public building design.","period_of_significance":"20th Century (specific date 1906)","architect_builder":"Edward J. Tolton of New York (architect)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Library Board abandoned the building in 1971 and sold it to the Trumbull County Board of Commissioners for $80,000; the county hoped to secure funds for renovation and restoration. Condition listed as good; classified as unoccupied and vacant.","vacant_flag":true,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:09.404516-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/73001543.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001543/a454d721f9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/73001543/a454d721f9-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.0","author":"Jack W. Pearce","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warren_Public_Library.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jack W. Pearce</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Warren_Public_Library.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"83002063","name":"Warren Commercial Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/warren-commercial-historic-district-83002063/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71991717","wikipedia":null,"wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q138752305"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/trumbull-county/warren-public-library-73001543/"}