{"nrhp_refnum":"78001193","name":"Stinson Memorial Library","other_names":["Stinson Library"],"category":"building","location":{"address":"409 S. Main St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Anna","county":"Union County","state":"IL","lat":37.458487999000056,"lon":-89.25061163699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-06-09","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["national"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story public library at 409 South Main Street in Anna, Union County, Illinois, designed by Walter Burley Griffin and built 1913-1914, now owned by the City of Anna.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as the culmination of Griffin's American architectural career and a mature expression of his personal style within the Prairie School. It is also one of the last buildings he executed in America before moving to Australia in 1914.","narrative":"Small in size but monumental in scale, this two-story library in Anna, Illinois, was designed by Walter Burley Griffin. Its exterior has three main elements: a heavy base of rough quarried limestone, a continuous band of textured concrete holding geometric stained glass windows, and large pylons flanking the entry that shelter a vestibule. A low hip roof tops the rectangular block. Inside, the main library floor is one open room with low bookcases, while the lower level holds an auditorium and storage rooms. The building was funded by the estate of grain and livestock businessman Captain Robert Burns Stinson, left to the city in 1903. Griffin drew the plans in 1913, and the library was dedicated on August 14, 1914, shortly after he moved his practice to Australia. It is valued as a mature statement of his Prairie School style, with solid massive forms, clean lines and strong contrasts in texture.","period_of_significance":"1900- (specific date 1913)","architect_builder":"Walter Burley Griffin","architectural_style":"Prairie School","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in good original condition inside and out; the only alteration is suspended air conditioning ducts and fluorescent lighting in the library area. Occupied and in use as a library.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:35.364669-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/7/8942/28894207/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/78001193.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001193/528fa6f316-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78001193/528fa6f316-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stinson_Memorial_Library.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Stinson_Memorial_Library.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894207","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stinson_Memorial_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16900715"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/union-county/stinson-memorial-library-78001193/"}