A small-town Carnegie library that once inspired a love of reading now stimulates a love of modern art thanks to a new wave of patronage. The Duncan Family, whose modern art collection ranks among the 50 best in the nation, selected APMA to help transform the former library into a gracious backdrop for their collection. The Duncans reignited Carnegie’s philanthropic vision by restoring the structure and opening it to the community.
Location
Clarinda, Iowa
Size
5,413 SF
Scope of Work
Renovation + National Register Nomination
Date of Completion
2014
Honors + Awards
2015 Excellence in Historic Preservation Efforts in the Adaptive Reuse Category, Preservation Iowa
Website
visitccam.com
Project Contact
Daric O'Neal
To maintain the buildings exterior while providing accessibility for patrons and artwork, an elevator was placed in the center of the reading room and community spaces to appear as an object within the room, using it as backdrop for the art and allowing the historic spaces to continue to flow around it.
Photography by APMA
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1516 Cuming Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68102
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Red Oak
302 East Coolbaugh Street
Red Oak, Iowa 51566
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Seraphim Mullins
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Anne Hillen
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Denise Powell
dpowell@alleypoyner.com
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