Danville Public Library (Danville, Illinois) facts for kids

Statue at the library entrance

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Danville Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The old Carnegie Library, now the Vermilion County War Museum
Location in Illinois Show map of Illinois Location in the United States Show map of the United States
Location	307 N. Vermillion St., Danville, Illinois
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904 (1904)
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	78003064
Added to NRHP	November 30, 1978

Danville Public Library is a library in Danville, Illinois formed in 1883 by consolidating several existing collections. Originally it existed in rented space in buildings in downtown Danville. On November 7, 1904, a new Carnegie library opened and served for the next 91 years. The library had a Beaux-Arts design with columns flanking the front doors and a parapet wall above the entrance. It was expanded in 1929 thanks to a gift from Augustus Webster.

Danville Public Library

The Carnegie library circa 1920

Construction on a new library building just north of the existing building began in 1994 and was completed in 1995. The grand opening was held on November 7, 1995.

The Carnegie building still exists and now operates as the Vermilion County War Museum.