Kanab Library

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Kanab Library
Old Kanab Library - Kanab Utah.jpg
The library in 2017
Kanab Library is located in Utah
Kanab Library
Location600 South 100 East, Kanab, Utah
Coordinates37°02′55″N 112°31′15″W / 37.04861°N 112.52083°W / 37.04861; -112.52083 (Kanab Library)Coordinates: 37°02′55″N 112°31′15″W / 37.04861°N 112.52083°W / 37.04861; -112.52083 (Kanab Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1939 (1939)
Built byMark E. Pope
ArchitectCarson Fordham Wells, Jr.
Architectural stylePrairie School, Art Deco
MPSPublic Works Buildings TR
NRHP reference No.95001067[1]
Added to NRHPSeptember 7, 1995

The Kanab Library is a historic building in Kanab, Utah. It was built by Mark E. Pope in 1939-1940 as a Works Progress Administration project to house the public library initially established in 1915, and designed in the Prairie School and Art Deco styles by architect Carson Fordham Wells, Jr..[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 7, 1995.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Utah State Historic Preservation Office Staff (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kanab Library". National Park Service. Retrieved October 25, 2019. With accompanying pictures


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