List of Carnegie libraries in South Dakota

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The following list of Carnegie libraries in South Dakota provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in South Dakota, where 25 public libraries were built from 25 grants (totaling $254,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $57,000).

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Key

  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted [1]
Grant
amount [1]
LocationNotes
1Aberdeen Aberdeen Mar 14, 1901$15,000Open 1902–1950
2Armour Armour Armour, South Dakota, Carnegie library from SE 1.jpg Feb 26, 1914$7,500915 Main St.
3Britton Britton May 8, 1914$7,500Open 1921–2002, demolished for school expansion
4Brookings Brookings BrookingsCarnegie.jpg Dec 13, 1907$10,000524 4th St.Open 1915–1976, now the Brookings Arts Council
5Canton Canton Dec 2, 1904$10,000Now a day care center
6Dallas Dallas Dallas SD Carnegie library from W 2.JPG Apr 28, 1913$5,000405 Main St.Opened September 18, 1914
7Deadwood Deadwood Apr 11, 1902$15,000435 Williams St.
8Dell Rapids Dell Rapids Carnegie Library Dell Rapids, SD 1.jpg Nov 20, 1908$6,000513 N. Orleans Ave.
9Hot Springs Hot Springs HotSpringsSD Library.jpg Mar 9, 1907$10,000145 N. Chicago St.Now an insurance office
10Huron Huron Dec 13, 1907$10,000Open 1909–1965
11 Lake Andes Carnegie Library Lake Andes Lake Andes, South Dakota library from N.jpg Nov 21, 1911$5,000500 Main St.Listed on National Register of Historic Places in 2000, still in operation in 2022.
12Madison Madison Madison Public Library.jpg Jan 16, 1906$10,000209 E. Center St.
13Milbank Milbank Milbank Carnegie Library2 NRHP 78002555 Gtant County, SD.jpg Apr 11, 1905$7,000211 S. 3rd St.Closed 1979, now a museum
14Mitchell Mitchell Carnegie Library Mitchell, South Dakota.jpg Jan 10, 1902$12,000119 W. 3rd Ave.Now houses historical and genealogical societies
15Pierre Pierre Mar 20, 1903$12,500Open 1905–1972. Heavily damaged by fire in 1994, demolished 1995
16Rapid City Rapid City Rapid City Carnegie Library 2017.JPG Mar 11, 1914$12,500604 Kansas City St.
17Redfield Redfield REDFIELD CARNEGIE LIBRARY, SPINK COUNTY, SD.JPG Mar 14, 1902$10,0005 E. 5th Ave.Opened in 1902
18Sioux Falls Sioux Falls Carnegie Library Sioux Falls 1.jpg Jan 24, 1901$30,000235 W. 10th St.Open 1903–1972, now the town hall
19Sisseton Sisseton Sisseton Carnegie library from SSW 1.jpg Jun 11, 1914$7,500215 Oak St. E
20Tyndall Tyndall Tyndall SD Carnegie library from SW 1.JPG Dec 3, 1915$7,500110 W. 17th Ave.
21Vermillion Vermillion VermilionSD CarnegieLibraryBuilding.jpg Feb 20, 1903$10,00012 Church St.
22Wagner Wagner Jun 1, 1915$5,000
23Watertown Watertown CARNEGIE FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY, CODINGTON COUNTY, SD.JPG Apr 13, 1903$10,00027 1st Ave. SEOpen 1906–1967, now a museum
24Wessington Springs Wessington Springs Wessington Springs library from NE 1.jpg May 3, 1917$7,000109 W. Main St.
25Yankton Yankton Yankton Carnegie Library from E 1.JPG Mar 14, 1902$12,0004th and Capitol Sts.

Academic libraries

InstitutionLocalityImageDate
granted [2]
Grant
amount [2]
LocationNotes
1 University of South Dakota Vermillion National Music Museum.jpg Feb 2, 1906$40,000350 E. Clark St.Now the National Music Museum
2 Yankton College Yankton Feb 2, 1904$17,000About 1048 Douglas Ave.
42°52′48″N97°23′27″W / 42.88000°N 97.39083°W / 42.88000; -97.39083
Became the Art Building in 1970. Part of Federal Prison Camp, Yankton since 1988

Notes

  1. 1 2 At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
  2. 1 2 Miller, pp. 38–40

References

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.