The building, as Carnegie Public Library, is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.

Andrew Carnegie provided a $50,000 grant for the building's construction.

The building features a 35-foot (11 m) high rotunda with a 40-foot (12 m) stained glass domed ceiling and marble floors.

The museum specializes in collecting Indiana and contemporary art.

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