St Joseph Public Library, St. Joseph

Name: St Joseph Public Library
Address: 925 Felix Street, St. Joseph, United States

#14 among attractions in St. Joseph

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St. Joseph Public Library, also known as Free Public Library, Public Museum, Public Library, and Board of Education Building, is a historic library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. This library has over 9,000 books. It was designed by the architect Edmond Jacques Eckel and built in 1901–1902 in the French Baroque style. It is a two-story, brick and reinforced concrete building sheathed in beige marble and limestone. It has a red hipped roof topped by a skeletal glazed dome. It features a pedimented projecting central bay and entrance loggia. ()

Built: 1901 (123 years ago)Coordinates: 39°46'1"N, 94°50'55"W

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925 Felix StreetSt. Joseph United States

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

Nearby attractions include: Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, Townsend & Wall, Buchanan County Courthouse, Wyeth-Tootle Mansion.

~660 ftSW
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph
4 min walk • The Missouri Theater is a theater located in St. Joseph, Missouri. Completed in July 1927, the Missouri Theater was built as a cinema in the atmospheric style, using a combination of Art Deco and Moorish detailing.
~1230 ftW
Shopping, Department store
Townsend & Wall, St. Joseph
6 min walk • Townsend & Wall at 602 Francis Street was the principal department store in downtown St. Joseph, Missouri from 1866 to 1983. It is listed as a contributing building to the St. Joseph Commerce and Banking Historic District which is on the National Register of Historic Places.
~1900 ftW
Architecture
Buchanan County Courthouse, St. Joseph
10 min walk • Buchanan County Courthouse is a historic courthouse located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1873, and is a cruciform plan, Renaissance Revival-style brick building. It features pedimented porticos with Corinthian order columns and a glass and tin central dome.
~1000 ftSE
39°45'54"N • 94°50'45"W
Wyeth-Tootle Mansion, St. Joseph
5 min walk • Museum, Specialty museum
0.4 miS
Gothic Revival architecture
Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House, St. Joseph
11 min walk • The Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House is a historic house located at 720 South 10th Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
0.6 miW
39°46'3"N • 94°51'34"W
Robidoux Landing Playhouse, St. Joseph
15 min walk • Concerts and shows, Theater
~650 ftNE
39°46'5"N • 94°50'48"W
Civic Center Park, St. Joseph
4 min walk • Park
~1760 ftSW
39°45'46"N • 94°51'6"W
National Military Heritage Society, St. Joseph
9 min walk • Museum, Military museum, History museum
~1440 ftS
39°45'47"N • 94°50'52"W
Twin Spires, St. Joseph
7 min walk • Museum, History museum
~970 ftW
Romanesque architecture
German-American Bank Building, St. Joseph
5 min walk • The German-American Bank Building is a historic bank building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1889, and is a six-story, rectangular brick building designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style with added Beaux-Arts detailing..
~1420 ftN
Church, Romanesque architecture
Cathedral of St. Joseph, St. Joseph
7 min walk • The Cathedral of St. Joseph is a Catholic cathedral in St. Joseph, Missouri, United States. Along with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Kansas City, Missouri it is the seat of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to St Joseph Public Library?

Nearby attractions include Robidoux School, St. Joseph (3 min walk), Civic Center Park, St. Joseph (4 min walk), Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph (4 min walk), Felix Street Square, St. Joseph (4 min walk).

How to get to St Joseph Public Library by public transport?

The nearest stations to St Joseph Public Library:

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Downtown Transit Center (8 min walk)