Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 6, also known as Spades Park Library (Carnegie), is a historic Carnegie library located in Indianapolis, Indiana. It was built in 1911–1912, and is a two-story, L-shaped, Italian Renaissance style masonry building on a raised basement. It has a terra cotta tile hipped roof, decorative brickwork, limestone accents, and elements of American Craftsman and Arts and Crafts style decorative elements. It was one of five libraries constructed from the $120,000 the Carnegie Foundation gave the City of Indianapolis in 1909 to be used towards the construction of six branch libraries.[2]: 4 The library remains in operation as the Spades Park Branch of the Indianapolis Public Library.[3]
Indianapolis Public Library Branch No. 6 | |
 Spades Park Branch, December 2015 | |
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| Location | 1801 Nowland Ave., Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Coordinates | 39°47′06″N 86°07′45″W / 39.78500°N 86.12917°W |
| Area | Less than 1 acre (0.40 ha) |
| Built | 1911-1912 |
| Architect | Parker, Wilson B. |
| Architectural style | Renaissance Revival, Craftsman, Arts and Crafts |
| NRHP reference No. | 16000078[1] |
| Added to NRHP | March 15, 2016 |
The Spades Library underwent an extensive restoration in 1987.[4] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.[1]