Columbus Public Carnegie Library
Columbus Public Carnegie Library | |
![]() Columbus Public Carnegie Library (2013) | |
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Location | 205 N. Kansas, Columbus, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 37°10′22″N 94°50′36″W / 37.17278°N 94.84333°WCoordinates: 37°10′22″N 94°50′36″W / 37.17278°N 94.84333°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1913 |
Built by | Coxey, L.C. |
Architect | Washburn, George P., & Son |
Architectural style | Classical Revival |
MPS | Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87000932[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 25, 1987 |
The Columbus Public Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 205 N. Kansas in Columbus, Kansas. The library was built in 1913 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie foundation. George P. Washburn & Son designed the building in the Classical Revival style. The red brick building's facade is made up of three bays. The building's entrance pavilion features a wooden entablature reading "PUBLIC LIBRARY"; the entablature encircles the building. The doorway is topped by a glass transom with a triangular pattern and a limestone lintel.[2]
The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1987.[1]
References[]
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hagedorn, Martha Gray (April 2, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Columbus Public (Carnegie) Library". National Park Service. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
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- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
- Neoclassical architecture in Kansas
- Library buildings completed in 1913
- Buildings and structures in Cherokee County, Kansas
- Carnegie libraries in Kansas
- 1913 establishments in Kansas
- National Register of Historic Places in Cherokee County, Kansas
- Kansas Registered Historic Place stubs