Osborne Public Carnegie Library

The Osborne Public Carnegie Library is a historic Carnegie library in Osborne, Kansas. It was built around 1913 and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Osborne Public Carnegie Library
Osborne Public Carnegie Library is located in Kansas
Osborne Public Carnegie Library
Location307 W. Main[2]
Coordinates39°26′16″N 98°41′56″W / 39.4378838°N 98.69893°W / 39.4378838; -98.69893
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1913
Built byW.N. Penland
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPSCarnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.87000967[1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1987

It is located at Third and Main in Osborne, the county seat of Osborne County.[3]

It is Classical Revival in style, and is a one-story ted brick building built upon a raised limestone block foundation. It has a ridge hipped roof with its “original pantiles and ridge caps.” It is 46 by 32 feet (14.0 m × 9.8 m) in plan, not including its projecting entryway flanked by two Ionic columns.[4]

It served as the town's public library from 1912 to 1995, and later, including in 2022, has served as a regional history and genealogical library operated by the Osborne County Genealogical and Historical Society.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#87000967)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ See address in photo
  3. ^ KSHS: Osborne Public Carnegie Library
  4. ^ Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 14, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Osborne Public Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved February 16, 2022. With accompanying 14 photos from 1986
  5. ^ "Osborne Carnegie Research Library - Osborne, Kansas".
  6. ^ See photo showing sign
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