The Downs Carnegie Library in Downs, Kansas is a Carnegie library which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
Downs Carnegie Library | |
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| Location | 504 Morgan Ave Downs, Kansas[2] |
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| Coordinates | 39°30′14″N 98°32′40″W / 39.50389°N 98.54444°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1906 |
| Built by | J.M. Kennedy |
| Architect | A. T. Simmons |
| MPS | Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000966[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1987 |
History edit
A library association was organized in 1903 to seek a Carnegie Foundation grant. It received a $6,140 grant in 1905.[3]
The one-story red brick building was designed by architect A. T. Simmons of Bloomington, Illinois in an eclectic style. It has a raised rusticated limestone block foundation. It was completed around 1906, and is about 50 by 30 feet (15.2 m × 9.1 m) in plan.[3]
It was listed on the National Register as part of a study on Carnegie libraries in Kansas.[4]
As of 2022, it is still the Downs public library.
References edit
- ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#87000966)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Library Locations". Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance. Retrieved 2014-11-04.
- ^ a b Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 2, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Downs Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved April 7, 2022. With accompanying pictures
- ^ KSHS: Downs Carnegie Library
External links edit
Media related to Downs, Kansas Carnegie Library at Wikimedia Commons