Photograph
Darlington Public Library
| Exterior view from lawn of the Darlington Public Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "Carnegie Free Library." On the reverse of the photograph is reads: "Claude + Starck, Madison, arch., 1904, Carnegie Bldg., $10,000." Steps lead up to the entrance of the brick and stone building with a chimney on the right side. Additional notes from "Small Library Buildings; A Collection of Plans Contributed by the League of Library Commissions, 1908." COST - $10,117.73. Basement unfinished, cost of completion $600. 12.83c per cubic foot. Contract $9,297 (including book cases and loan desk). Heating plant $770, Lighting plant $135, Plumbing $200, Floor covering $203.10, Architect's fee $379.65, Furniture $168. CONSTRUCTION - Gothic architecture. Pressed brick and Bedford stone, with slate roof. Plate glass. Oak finish inside. Pine floors covered with cork carpet. Steam heat. Electric lights in ceiling and on each table. Natural light excellent from high windows at rear. Ventilated from windows and fireplace. Oak wall shelving 7'2" high. Low shelving with corticene bulletin above in children's room. DIMENSIONS - 60x48. Main Floor 12'6". high basement 10'. CAPACITY - 5,000 volumes, without use of floor cases. Seating capacity 20 each for reference and children's rooms, 32 for book room at rear. |
| Image ID: | 63868 |
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| Creation Date: | |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Darlington |
| County: | Lafayette |
| State: | Wisconsin |
| Collection Name: | Photographs of the exteriors and interiors of public library buildings in Wisconsin, 1890-1948, 1959 |
| Genre: | Photograph |
| Original Format Type: | photographic print, b&w |
| Original Format Number: | PH 1683 |
| Original Dimensions: | 9.5 x 7.5 inches |
| This image was used in: Pereles, James M., et al. Seventh Biennial Report of the Free Library Commission of Wisconsin, 1907-08. Madison, WI: Democrat Printing Company, State Printer, 1908. p24a Available from University of Wisconsin Digital Collections. This image was used in: League of Library Commissions, Cornelia Marvin. Small Library Buildings; A Collection of Plans Contributed by the League of Library Commissions. Boston, Mass: A.L.A. Pub. board, 1908. p45 Available from Google Books. Image used in: Wisconsin Free Library Commission. New Types of Small Library Buildings. Madison, WI: Wisconsin Free Library Commission, 1913. p29 The image was also used in Clarence B. Lester, "The Public Library Movement in Wisconsin" in M.M. Quaife, Wisconsin Its History and Its People, vol 2, (Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1924), 2:419 |
| Outdoor photography |
| Signs and signboards |
| Cities and towns |
| Libraries |
| Library buildings |
| Trees |
| Lawns |
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| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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