Indiana Harbor Public Library

Indiana Harbor Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	3605 Grand Blvd., East Chicago, Indiana
Coordinates	41°38′51″N 87°26′56″W / 41.64750°N 87.44889°W / 41.64750; -87.44889
Area	less than one acre
Built	1913 (1913)
Architect	Robinson, Argyle E.
Architectural style	Bungalow/craftsman
NRHP reference No.	05001014[1]
Added to NRHP	September 15, 2005

Indiana Harbor Public Library, also known as Grand Boulevard Carnegie Library, is a historic Carnegie library located at 3605 Grand Boulevard in East Chicago, Indiana. It was built in 1913, and is a one-story, Arts and Crafts style brick building on a raised basement. An addition was constructed in 1931. The building has a clay tile hipped roof and an entry porch supported by square brick columns. The building was constructed with a $20,000 grant from the Carnegie Foundation.^[2]: 5–6

The library was abandoned in 1983, and its interior woodwork plundered.^[3] The property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005.^[1] Since 2005, efforts have been made by the City of East Chicago Department of Redevelopment and the Carnegie Performing Arts Association to save the building and begin a $4-million renovation.^[3]