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Columbus Public Carnegie Library

Coordinates: 37°10′22″N 94°50′36″W / 37.17278°N 94.84333°W / 37.17278; -94.84333
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Columbus Public Carnegie Library
Columbus Public Carnegie Library (2013)
Columbus Public Carnegie Library is located in Kansas
Columbus Public Carnegie Library
Columbus Public Carnegie Library is located in the United States
Columbus Public Carnegie Library
Location205 N. Kansas, Columbus, Kansas
Coordinates37°10′22″N 94°50′36″W / 37.17278°N 94.84333°W / 37.17278; -94.84333
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Built byCoxey, L.C.
ArchitectWashburn, George P., & Son
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCarnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.87000932[1]
Added to NRHPJune 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]

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  1. ^ a b "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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