Le Mars Arts Center

The Le Mars Arts Council Arts Center was built in 1903 with funds from industrialist-financier Andrew Carnegie. The building, dedicated in 1904, was originally the home of the Le Mars Public Library, housing 3,885 books. The library remained in this building until August 1976. Le Mars Public Library is now located in a remodeled Red Owl supermarket purchased by the city in July 1973. The Arts Center building was placed on the National Historic Register in 1979.