Carnegie Library in Fairfield, Iowa
The Carnegie public library in Fairfield, Iowa, built in 1893 in the popular Richardson Romanesque style. As Theodore Jones recounts in his book, Carnegie Libaries Across America:

"The true foundation of Carnegie's public library philanthropy occurred on December 28, 1891, when Senator James Wilson of Iowa boarded a train from Washington, D.C., to New York City, specifically to ask Carnegie for funds to construct a library building in his hometown of Fairfield. Carnegie met with the senator over dinner at his home. The next morning, Wilson wired Fairfield with the news that he had secured Carnegie's promise for $40,000 for a library building. ... The Fairfield library building marked the first time Carnegie funded a library in a town where he had no personal ties or investments. ..."

 Status: According to the Fairfield Public Access web site, since a new public library was built in 1996, the former Carnegie library was turned over to Indian Hills Community College. The building now provides "continuing education classes and Iowa fiber-optic connections with classrooms and centers throughout Iowa and the nation."