{"nrhp_refnum":"80002963","name":"Carnegie Public Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"219 E. 4th St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"East Liverpool","county":"Columbiana County","state":"OH","lat":40.61781919600003,"lon":-80.57774665299996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-03-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A two-story buff Roman brick public library with full basement at 219 East Fourth Street, East Liverpool, Columbiana County, Ohio, dated 1900 and designed by Charles Henry Owsley.","why_significant":"The nomination cites the building's blend of Second Renaissance Revival and Georgian Revival styles, shown in its rustication, pedimented central bay and Palladian window. Its four ogee-roofed corner towers and large octagonal central tower and dome add visual distinction. It is described as one of the most distinctive public buildings in this Ohio river city.","narrative":"Built in 1900 at 219 East Fourth Street in East Liverpool, Ohio, the Carnegie Public Library is a two-story buff Roman brick building with a full basement. Its facade rises from a rusticated foundation to a projecting central bay with a classical portico, a Palladian window with terra-cotta surround, and a pediment carrying the date 1900. Ogee-roofed towers with flame finials mark each corner, and a large octagonal tower with Ionic pilasters and a tiled dome crowns the center. A single-story circular wing sits on one side. Inside, arcaded plaster walls separate a central lobby from three reading rooms, and two cast-iron stairways lead to a second floor with a circular balcony. The library was listed for its blend of Second Renaissance Revival and Georgian Revival design, work of English-born architect Charles Henry Owsley, whose Youngstown firm produced many public buildings in eastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania. It remains an occupied library.","period_of_significance":"1900","architect_builder":"Charles Henry Owsley","architectural_style":"Second Renaissance Revival and Georgian Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Listed as occupied, in good condition and unaltered; 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 02:53:12.58643-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/80002963.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002963/70462455f2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80002963/70462455f2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 4.0","author":"636Buster","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carnegie_Library,_East_Liverpool,_Ohio_July_2022.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">636Buster</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 4.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carnegie_Library,_East_Liverpool,_Ohio_July_2022.jpg"},"district":{"nrhp_refnum":"01000591","name":"East Liverpool Downtown Historic District","url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/districts/ohio/east-liverpool-downtown-historic-district-01000591/"},"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71987214","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Public_Library_(East_Liverpool,_Ohio)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5043968"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/columbiana-county/carnegie-public-library-80002963/"}