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📜 History & landmarks · History museum

Carnegie Museum

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A history museum on E Main St, in the middle of things: 159 places within a five-minute walk. One of 7 history & landmarks in Olney.

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On the National Register since 2002

Olney Carnegie Library

Olney Carnegie Library

Olney Carnegie Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Feb 14, 2002. It is significant for its education and architecture at the local level. Its architecture is described as Classical Revival. It was listed as part of Illinois Carnegie Libraries MPS.

The Olney Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 401 E. Main St. in Olney, Illinois. Olney's library association was founded in 1882, but the city did not have its own library building until the Carnegie Library was constructed in 1904. The library was designed in the Classical Revival style by John W. Gaddis; it is the only Classical Revival building in Olney. Its design features brick pilasters with Cor…

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159 places within a five-minute walk of Carnegie Museum.

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401 E Main St

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Address401 E Main St · 62450
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Address
401 E Main St
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Phone
(618) 388-2222
Website
https://richlandcountymuseums.org/
Status
Open

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Some place details from Overture Maps (CDLA-Permissive-2.0). Changes go live once a second neighbor confirms them. Building history: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places.

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