# Monroe Carnegie Library

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**Monroe Carnegie Library**, also known as **Old Monroe Carnegie Library**, is a historic [Carnegie library](/source/Carnegie_library) located at [Bloomington, Indiana](/source/Bloomington,_Indiana). It was built in 1917, and is a one-story, rectangular, [Neoclassical](/source/Neoclassical_architecture) style [limestone](/source/Limestone) building on a raised basement. The **Monroe County History Center** is a history museum the historic library building that was established as a [Carnegie library](/source/Carnegie_library).[2] The museum is located on the site of Center School in the former **Bloomington Public Library** building.[3] The library building is now home to the **Monroe County Historical Society**, their collection of artifacts, and their Genealogy Library.[4] A historical marker is present at the site.[5] The History Center is located at 202 East 6th Street. It is a tourist attraction.[6]

The building measures approximately 50 feet by 40 feet, and has a two-story [concrete block](/source/Concrete_block) addition built in 1955. It features arched windows and a projecting arched entryway topped by a [pagoda](/source/Pagoda) style roof. It was constructed with a $31,000 grant from the [Carnegie Foundation](/source/Carnegie_Corporation_of_New_York).[7]: 2–3 It was listed on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places) in 1978.[1]

The [Monroe County Public Library](/source/Monroe_County_Public_Library) vacated the building in 1970; by 1978 and through the 1980s it was used by various nonprofits. On April 27, 1985 [Glenn Danzig](/source/Glenn_Danzig)'s [Deathrock](/source/Deathrock) band [Samhain (band)](/source/Samhain_(band)) performed there during their [Unholy Passion EP](/source/Unholy_Passion_EP) tour. Since 1994, the former library houses the Monroe County Historical Society.[8]

## References

1. ["Monroe County History Center - City of Bloomington Volunteer Network"](http://www.bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org/agency/detail/?agency_id=59997). *www.bloomingtonvolunteernetwork.org*

1. ["Our History – Monroe County History Center"](https://monroehistory.org/brief-history/). *monroehistory.org*. 2 October 2015.

1. ["Monroe County History Center"](https://mcpl.info/resources/monroe-county-history-center). 23 March 2016.

1. ["IHB: Monroe County's Carnegie Library"](https://www.in.gov/history/markers/525.htm). *www.in.gov*. 7 December 2020.

1. ["Monroe County History Center"](https://www.visitbloomington.com/listing/monroe-county-history-center/173/). *www.visitbloomington.com*

1. ["Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)"](https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html) (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-05-01. *Note:* This includes Bruce Tone and Dana D'Esopo (April 1977). ["National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Monroe Carnegie Library"](https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/1d196/N/Old_Monroe_CO_Library_Nom.pdf). Retrieved 2016-05-01. and Accompanying photographs.

1. ["Our History"](http://monroehistory.org/brief-history/). Monroe County Historical Society. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2018.

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