Columbus Public Carnegie Library

	Columbus Public Carnegie Library
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Columbus Public Carnegie Library (2013)
Location	205 N. Kansas, Columbus, Kansas
Coordinates	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
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[edit]

^ ^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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Photos from the NRHP nomination

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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[2] 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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