{"nrhp_refnum":"78003064","name":"Danville Public Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"307 N. Vermillion St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Danville","county":"Vermilion County","state":"IL","lat":40.12935272200008,"lon":-87.62982548899998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-11-30","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story Beaux Arts public library building at 307 North Vermilion Street in Danville, Vermilion County, Illinois, built with Carnegie funding (original structure dated 1902 in the text, with 1904 given as the specific date) and designed by Patton & Miller.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the library is an excellent small-scale example of Beaux Arts Classicism and one of few representative buildings of its era in Danville. It links Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy to the community and shows the work of Patton & Miller, a Chicago firm known for library design. It has also housed the public library for 73 of the city's 95 years of library service.","narrative":"Danville's Carnegie-funded public library, at 307 North Vermilion Street, is a small one-story Beaux Arts building of brick and stone. Its west facade has a central stone entry pavilion flanked by brick wings under a bellcast hip roof. Paired columns frame the double-door entrance, and a parapet resembling a balustrade, with festooned panels and urns, rises above. Inside, twin curving staircases descend from the entrance to the basement, and the rooms feature decorated columns, archways, fireplaces and plaster moldings. A 1929 rear addition was designed to blend with the original. The library was designed by Chicago firm Patton & Miller, which produced at least 80 libraries in 16 states. It was listed as a good example of early twentieth-century library architecture and as one of few representative buildings of its period in Danville. It also connects the city to Andrew Carnegie's philanthropy and has housed the public library for most of the city's library history.","period_of_significance":"1904","architect_builder":"Patton & Miller","architectural_style":"Beaux Arts (Beaux Arts Classicism)","criteria":[],"status_note":"Described as in excellent condition except for minor repairs; occupied and in public use as a library. The rear was extended in 1929.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:34.392348-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/opastorage/live/29/8942/28894229/content/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_IL/78003064.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003064/0ff746d040-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78003064/0ff746d040-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vermilion_County_War_Museum.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vermilion_County_War_Museum.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/28894229","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danville_Public_Library_(Danville,_Illinois)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5221381"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/illinois/vermilion-county/danville-public-library-78003064/"}