Converse-Jackson Township Public Library

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Converse-Jackson Township Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building located at Converse, Indiana. It was built in 1918, as a one-story, Classical Revival style brick and masonry building on a raised basement. It has a low-sloped roof surrounded by a parapet and features an entry flanked by two Doric order limestone columns. It was built with a $9,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. The Converse-Jackson Township Public Library remains in operation as one of two active public libraries in Miami County. The current library director is Purdue University graduate Andrew Horner of nearby Amboy.

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Converse-Jackson Township Public Library
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