TY  - GEN
AB  - Willard Library at 21 First Ave.  Willard Library was a gift to the city by prominent businessman Willard Carpenter.  The Gothic revival style building was begun in 1876, but construction ceased in 1877 due to an economic downturn and did not resume again until 1882.  The library opened in 1885.  Carpenter did not live to see its completion, dying in 1883.  Although it is not part of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library system, Willard Library is Indiana's oldest public library.
AU  - Brad Awe
DA  - 1970
ID  - 1525546
KW  - Local Buildings
KW  - Local Businesses
KW  - Local History
KW  - Buildings and Structures
KW  - Business and Industry
KW  - Education
KW  - Photographs
KW  - Regional History
KW  - Related Materials --1951-2000
L1  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1525546/files/26954.jpg
L2  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1525546/files/26954.jpg
L4  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1525546/files/26954.jpg
LA  - eng
LK  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1525546/files/26954.jpg
N2  - Willard Library at 21 First Ave.  Willard Library was a gift to the city by prominent businessman Willard Carpenter.  The Gothic revival style building was begun in 1876, but construction ceased in 1877 due to an economic downturn and did not resume again until 1882.  The library opened in 1885.  Carpenter did not live to see its completion, dying in 1883.  Although it is not part of the Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library system, Willard Library is Indiana's oldest public library.
PB  - University of Southern Indiana
PY  - 1970
T1  - Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana
TI  - Willard Library in Evansville, Indiana
UR  - https://library.usi.edu/record/1525546/files/26954.jpg
Y1  - 1970
ER  -