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w �JJed-'1rr 1980 Before its construction in 1919 by a group of farmers disenchanted with the local banks , the New Carlisle Hotel stood on the site, uit- it was destroyed by fire in 1913 . 26 The library stands out as being the only Tudor Revival build- ing in the commercial area . The sub basement and bottom half of the main floor are built of brick ; the top half of the building is stucco and half timbering . Founded in 1902 by the Carlisle Clover Club , a literary and social organization in town , the li - brary 4-ihally- receivtn-T a grant of $9 ,000 from the Carnegie; , Foundation for the construction of the present building ,Ywas com- 27 pleted in 1921 . West along Michigan St . are two fine residential examples of the Queen Anne style , 129 and 214 W . Micigan St . The latter of the two homes is pros -c1 y- the most significant home of this particular style in New Carlisle . Built in 1893 by Andell Warner , the house is characterized by a hipped cross gable roof and ° front door hood , which is supported by large wood brackets . Featured are both a second story oriel window under the front gable , and a bay window topped by a leaded glass transom . The narrow mortar and horizontal running work on the facade subtly imply a lateral movement to the facade . This horizontal feeling is reinforced by the stone string course between the first and second stories . On the northeast corner of Michigan and Cherry Streets , sits t-die-rr� noteworthy Queen Anne residence . The stone rustication �L i-erg- the front facade of this home also trims the two small leaded windows which flank the s-to-ve chimney attached to the Gwest .4-_ Z 3 .,q,L a C LE lu."�[ 6-�o, Quu4t�ttiYU �Qe i�t.0,t-Ae la c si de of the structure . "� B-vth the �o��th- a rk f t ff"se a-r-&---t o p p e d. w i t_h o ra 1 1 g a b.l_ems--a-n-d-s-ma 1 i-e r- dormer windows- or p e rr i n g 7