St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch, St. Joseph

Name: St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch
Address: 316 Massachusetts Street, St. Joseph, United States

#3 among attractions in St. Joseph

Library, Neoclassical architecture

St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch

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St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch is a historic Carnegie Library building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was designed by the architect Edmond Jacques Eckel and built in 1902 in the Classical Revival style. It is a one-story, brick and limestone building over a raised basement. It features a projecting front portico with four fluted Ionic order limestone columns. It was built with a $50,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation. ()

Coordinates: 39°42'59"N, 94°51'58"W

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316 Massachusetts StreetSt. Joseph United States

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St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Phil Welch Stadium, Jesse James Home Museum, Pony Express Museum, Patee House.

2.6 miNE
Arenas and stadiums, Baseball field, Sport venue
Phil Welch Stadium, St. Joseph
66 min walk • Phil Welch Stadium is a baseball stadium in St Joseph, Missouri. It originally opened in 1939 as the home of the minor league St. Joseph Saints. It has a seating capacity of 3,600 and is located at 2600 SW Parkway in St. Joseph.
2.9 miN
Museum, History museum, Greek Revival architecture
Jesse James Home Museum, St. Joseph
75 min walk • The Jesse James Home Museum is the house in St. Joseph, Missouri where outlaw Jesse James was living and was gunned down on April 3, 1882, by Robert Ford.
2.9 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Pony Express Museum, St. Joseph
74 min walk • The Pony Express Museum is a transport museum in Saint Joseph, Missouri, documenting the history of the Pony Express, the first fast mail line across the North American continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast.
3 miN
Museum, Specialty museum, History museum
Patee House, St. Joseph
76 min walk • The Patee House, also known as Patee House Museum, was completed in 1858 as a 140-room luxury hotel at 12th Street and Penn in St. Joseph, Missouri. It was one of the best-known hotels west of the Mississippi River. The Patee House was built by John Patée as part of his Patee Town development around the Hannibal and St.
3.5 miN
Architecture, Historical place, Concerts and shows
Missouri Theater and Missouri Theater Building, St. Joseph
91 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.
2.9 miN
Museum
Pony Express Stables, St. Joseph
74 min walk • The Pony Express Museum is a transport museum in Saint Joseph, Missouri, documenting the history of the Pony Express, the first fast mail line across the North American continent from the Missouri River to the Pacific coast.
3.2 miN
Gothic Revival architecture
Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House, St. Joseph
83 min walk • The Burnside-Sandusky Gothic House is a historic house located at 720 South 10th Street in St. Joseph, Missouri.
2.6 miN
Bridge
St. Joseph Swing Bridge, St. Joseph
67 min walk • The St. Joseph Swing Bridge is a Union Pacific Railroad truss Swing bridge connecting St. Joseph, Missouri, and Elwood, Kansas.
3.2 miN
Colonial revival architecture
Everett School, St. Joseph
82 min walk • Everett School, also known as St. Joseph Christian School, is a historic school building located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1909, and is a two-story, "E"-plan, Colonial Revival style brick building on a raised basement.
2.3 miN
Bridge
Pony Express Bridge, St. Joseph
58 min walk • The Pony Express Bridge is a highway girder bridge over the Missouri River connecting Elwood, Kansas with St. Joseph, Missouri on U.S. Route 36. The bridge is referred to in signage as Pony Express Bridges because there are separate bridges for east and west bound traffic.
3.4 miN
Greek Revival architecture
Alois Herbert Double House, St. Joseph
88 min walk • Alois Herbert Double House, also known as the Bohot Folk Art House, is a historic duplex located at St. Joseph, Missouri. It was built in 1851, and is a 1+1⁄2-story, rectangular, Greek Revival style brick dwelling.

St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch, St. Joseph

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St. Joseph Public Library-Carnegie Branch – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)