Brenizer Library
Brenizer Library | |
The library in 2010 | |
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Location | 430 West Center Avenue, Merna, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 41°29′04″N 99°45′41″W / 41.48444°N 99.76139°WCoordinates: 41°29′04″N 99°45′41″W / 41.48444°N 99.76139°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1917 |
Built by | C.H. Empfield & Bert Elder |
Architect | Claude W. Way |
Architectural style | Prairie School, Classical Revival |
NRHP reference No. | 07000654[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 3, 2007 |
The Brenizer Library is a historic building in Merna, Nebraska. It was built in 1916-1917 by C.H. Empfield & Bert Elder thanks to a $6,500 donation from homesteader James G. Brenizer, and designed in the Prairie School and Classical Revival styles by architect Claude W. Way.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 3, 2007.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ Jill E. Dolberg (March 12, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brenizer Library". National Park Service. Retrieved October 12, 2019. With accompanying pictures
Categories:
- Neoclassical architecture in Nebraska
- Library buildings completed in 1917
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Nebraska
- National Register of Historic Places in Custer County, Nebraska
- Prairie School architecture in Nebraska
- 1917 establishments in Nebraska
- Nebraska Registered Historic Place stubs