Yates Center Carnegie Library
Yates Center Carnegie Library | |
Location | 218 N. Main, Yates Center, Kansas |
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Coordinates | 37°53′0″N 95°43′54″W / 37.88333°N 95.73167°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | c.1912 |
Architect | A. T. Simmons |
MPS | Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR |
NRHP reference No. | 87000974[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 25, 1987 |
The Yates Center Carnegie Library, located at 218 N. Main in Yates Center in Woodson County, Kansas, is a Carnegie library which was built in about 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]
It is a one-story red brick building on a raised foundation. Designed by architect A. T. Simmons, it is about 52 by 32 feet (15.8 m × 9.8 m) in plan. It has a five-sided projecting entry bay.[2]
Simmons designed five other Carnegie libraries in Kansas, including two other NRHP-listed ones: Council Grove Carnegie Library and Downs Carnegie Library.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 16, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yates Center (Carnegie) Library". National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2017. With photo from c.1918 and seven photos from 1986.
- ^ Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 21, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carnegie Libraries of Kansas Thematic Resources". National Park Service.
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