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Carnegie Historical Museum

Name: Carnegie Historical Museum
Address: 114 S Court St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, US

114 S Court St

Fairfield, IA 52556

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The Library and its third floor Museum Opened in 1893.

Fairfield's former library building, the first of 1,689 endowed by Andrew Carnegie, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Library tables and encaustic tile floors survive from the original interior design.

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