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Canton Public Library

Coordinates: 40°47′50″N 81°22′37″W / 40.79722°N 81.37694°W / 40.79722; -81.37694
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Canton Public Library
Canton Public Library is located in Ohio
Canton Public Library
Canton Public Library is located in the United States
Canton Public Library
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Location236 3rd St., SW.,
Canton, Ohio
Coordinates40°47′50″N 81°22′37″W / 40.79722°N 81.37694°W / 40.79722; -81.37694
Arealess than one acre
Built1903
ArchitectGuy Tilden
Architectural styleNeo Classical
MPSArchitecture of Guy Tilden in Canton, 1885–1905, TR
NRHP reference No.82003643[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1982

The Canton Public Library is a historic Carnegie library building in Canton, Ohio, United States. It was designed by Guy Tilden as the winning entry in a Carnegie library design competition. The library was built in 1903. It was said in 1973 to be "'one of Tilden's designs most admired by present-day architects'"[2] The library moved to another building in 1978, and the original building now houses law offices.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Ruth Whitticar; Amy Shriver; Jeff Brown (July 1986). "Guy Tilden Thematic Resources/ Architecture of Guy Tilden in Canton 1885-19O5".