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The Ionia Community Library is housed in the Hall-Fowler House, a beautiful mid-nineteenth century building in downtown Ionia.
Frederick Hall, a Vermont-born businessman and banker, settled in Ionia in 1841 when he was twenty-five years old. Primarily engaged in buying and selling pine lands, he was also a public official. In 1845, President James K. Polk appointed Hall a receiver of public money for the land office in Ionia. Four years later, he won election to the state legislature, and in 1873, when Ionia was incorporated as a city, he became its first mayor.
Befitting his family's affluence, Hall hired Captain Lucius Mills to build a square two-story mansion in 1869-1870. Fredrick, his wife Ann, and their daughter Marion moved into the home and it soon became a center of politics and entertaining.
The Hall-Fowler home is one of the best examples of Italianate architecture in Western Michigan. Constructed of local variegated ashlar sandstone, the building's facade displays a great double-panel oak door emphasized by an elaborate front porch, a double arched window, a trefoil-like attic window, a central gable, and an ornate octagonal central cupola. Intricately carved wooden brackets, both paired and single, support the main eaves, while single brackets grace the cupola, porch, and sunroom eaves. Tudor-style semicircular hoods with keystones and end stones set off the elongated windows.
In 1903, Marion Hall-Fowler (1849-1931) deeded the house to the city of Ionia, stipulating that it be "forever used for library purposes" and "known as the Hall-Fowler Memorial Library." The Hall-Fowler House was granted recognition as a Michigan Historic Site in 1992.
Reorganized as the Ionia Community Library in 2003, the Hall-Fowler House continues to provide a venue for education, enlightenment, and personal growth for residents of Ionia County. Library tours are available for groups and individuals by appointment.
Discover more about the Hall-Fowler House as well as the historic structures and landmarks in Ionia by visiting the following websites:
List of Registered Historic Places in Ionia County, MI
Ionia Historic District
| Phone | ||
| (616) 527-3680 | ion@llcoop.org | Ionia Community Library 126 E. Main St Ionia, MI 48846 |
| Monday ~ Thursday | Friday | Saturday | Sunday | Holidays |
| 10AM ~ 8PM | 10AM ~ 6PM | 10AM ~ 2PM | Closed | Closed |
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Thank you for being interested in a career at the library. Any open positions will be advertiesed directly on our home page.To view our Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Summary & Procedures & Guidelines click below:
Teen Services/Circulation Manager
Email: shannikerr.icl@gmail.com
Phone: (616) 527-3680 #105
| City of Ionia Appointees | Ionia Public Schools Appointees | Easton Township Appointees |
| Janet Powell (Treasurer) | Jon Caswell (Vice President) |
Kathleen Cook (Secretary) |
| Patricia Eppler | Susan Manciu | Gale Yeomans (President) |
All Members of the Library Board can be reached by contacting the Ionia Community Library. Email: paulawood.icl@gmail.com
2018 |
2019 |
July 18 |
January 16 |
August 15 |
February 20 |
September 19 |
March 20 |
October 17 |
April 17 |
No November Meeting |
May 15 |
December 5 |
June 19 |
The Library Board Meetings are at 6PM in the Administrative Offices on the second floor of the library.