[2] The Indianola City Council agreed to allocate $1,000 a year toward its upkeep.

One of the lots was owned by the family of Hannah Babb, the city librarian.

Local architect Frederick W. Keith designed the brick Neoclassical structure, and it was built by G.W.

The Des Moines Metro Opera has their offices in the old Carnegie building.

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