Marion Public Library, Marion

Name: Marion Public Library
Address: 445 E Church St, Marion, 43302, United States
Telephone: (740) 387-0992

#6 among attractions in Marion

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The Marion Public Library building, now part of the Trinity Baptist Church, is a historic Carnegie library in Marion, Ohio. Funded with a Carnegie Grant in 1905, the public library opened in 1907. The library was designed by Richards, McCarty & Bulford of Columbus, Ohio. The architectural firm also designed the Frank Huber Residence, located at 416 Church Street and the Huber Building, a five-story department store in Marion. ()

Coordinates: 40°35'14"N, 83°7'10"W

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445 E Church StMarion 43302 United States

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(740) 387-0992

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Marion Public Library – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Harding Home, Marion Palace Theatre, Harding Tomb, Old U.S. Post Office.

~730 ftSW
Historical place, Museum, History museum
Harding Home, Marion
4 min walk • The Harding Home is a historic house museum at 380 Mount Vernon Avenue in Marion, Ohio. It was the residence of Warren G. Harding, twenty-ninth president of the United States. Harding and his future wife, Florence, designed the Queen Anne Style house in 1890, a year before their marriage.
0.7 miW
Concerts and shows, Performing arts, Cinema
Marion Palace Theatre, Marion
20 min walk • The Marion Palace Theatre is a movie palace constructed in 1928 in Marion, Ohio, United States for the Young Amusement Company. The original cost of the project was $500,000.
1 miS
Cemetery, Tomb
Harding Tomb, Marion
25 min walk • The Harding Tomb is the burial location of the 29th President of the United States, Warren G. Harding and First Lady Florence Kling Harding. It is located in Marion, Ohio. Also known as the Harding Memorial, it was the last of the elaborate presidential tombs.
0.4 miW
Specialty museum, Museum
Old U.S. Post Office, Marion
11 min walk • The Old U.S. Post Office in Marion, Ohio was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. It is currently used as the Heritage Hall museum by the Marion County Historical Society. The museum is dedicated to the preservation of Marion County Ohio history.
0.5 miW
Tower
Marion County Courthouse, Marion
13 min walk • The Marion County Courthouse is the seat of government for Marion County, Ohio, United States. Located at the heart of the city of Marion, it is a sister of the courthouses that stand in Washington Court House in Fayette County, Ohio, and Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan.
1.4 miNW
Park
Lincoln Park, Marion
36 min walk • Lincoln Park is located in Marion, Ohio. It served as the home of the Marion Red Sox, a Boston Red Sox minor league affiliate, from 1949 to 1951. It is still is use today by amateur baseball teams. Lincoln Park was also the site of one NFL game in 1922.
0.8 miS
Cemetery, Gothic Revival architecture
Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault, Marion
21 min walk • The Marion Cemetery Receiving Vault is a funerary structure in the main cemetery of Marion, Ohio, United States. Constructed in the 1870s, this receiving vault originally fulfilled the normal purposes of such structures, but it gained prominence as the semipermanent resting place of Marion's most prominent citizen, U.S.
1.2 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Sport, Sport venue
Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Marion
31 min walk • The Veterans Memorial Coliseum is a 3,500-seat multi-purpose arena, in Marion, Ohio. It was built in 1949. It was home to the Marion Blue Racers indoor football team of X-League Indoor Football.

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Which popular attractions are close to Marion Public Library?

Nearby attractions include Harding Home, Marion (4 min walk), Old U.S. Post Office, Marion (11 min walk), Marion County Courthouse, Marion (13 min walk), Marion Palace Theatre, Marion (20 min walk).