The Carnegie Corporation of New York had accepted the Commercial Club of Bloomfield's application for a grant for $10,000 on November 21, 1911.

The building was designed by Frank E. Wetherell of the Des Moines architectural firm of Wetherall and Gage, and contractor C.W.

Both the entrance and the side elevations of the building feature Tudor Revival vergeboards and half-timbered gable ends.

Other services include public computers, a young adult section, and a children's area.

This article about a property in Davis County, Iowa on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub.