{"nrhp_refnum":"86000033","name":"Middleport Public Library","other_names":[],"category":"building","location":{"address":"178 S. Third St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"Middleport","county":"Meigs County","state":"OH","lat":38.999225754000065,"lon":-82.05152852699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1986-01-06","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Architecture","Social History"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A one-story T-plan brick Carnegie library with a tile hip roof and raised basement at 178 South Third Street in Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio, completed in the fall of 1912 and built by Charles P. Kircher.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the library is significant for its link to the early twentieth-century Carnegie Corporation library grant movement and as a reflection of this small rural community's pride. Architecturally, it follows the modest, efficient library style promoted by James Bertram, with refined Georgian Revival details. It is described as the most architecturally distinct public building in Middleport.","narrative":"Built in 1912 at 178 South Third Street, the Middleport Public Library is a one-story T-plan brick building with a tile hip roof and raised basement. A pedimented portico with fluted Doric columns marks the entrance and carries the words \"Carnegie Library.\" Brick quoins, dentils and jack-arched windows with sandstone keystones give the exterior Georgian Revival touches. Inside, an oak vestibule opens to a lobby with a tin ceiling, and the original shelving survives. The library grew from a 1908 citizen effort that began with a book reception and a small collection housed above a store. After corresponding with the Carnegie Corporation, the town received $7,500 for a new building, and residents raised money for the lot. Its plain, efficient plan follows guidance from Carnegie's secretary James Bertram. Athens contractor Charles P. Kircher built it. A children's room was added in 1963 and a ramp in 1983, both placed so the original building was left undisturbed.","period_of_significance":"1900-","architect_builder":"Charles P. Kircher, Builder","architectural_style":"Georgian Revival details on a Carnegie library design","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Occupied and in public educational use as a library; condition listed as good and altered, with a 1963 rear addition and a 1983 accessibility ramp.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:53:15.18796-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_OH/86000033.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000033/4e09bb407b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/86000033/4e09bb407b-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Middleport_Public_Library.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Middleport_Public_Library.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71990257","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleport_Public_Library","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6841833"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/ohio/meigs-county/middleport-public-library-86000033/"}