Broken Bow Carnegie Library

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Broken Bow Carnegie Library
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Location255 South 10th Street, Broken Bow, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°24′12″N99°38′30″W / 41.40333°N 99.64167°W / 41.40333; -99.64167 (Broken Bow Carnegie Library) Coordinates: 41°24′12″N99°38′30″W / 41.40333°N 99.64167°W / 41.40333; -99.64167 (Broken Bow Carnegie Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
Built byClyde Elder
ArchitectM.N. Bair
MPS Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference # 98000193 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1998

The Broken Bow Carnegie Library is a historic building in Broken Bow, Nebraska. It was built by Clyde Elder in 1915-1916 as a Carnegie library thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and designed by M.N. Bair. [2] It was dedicated on March 25, 1916, and it remained the public library in Broken Bow until 1972. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 5, 1998. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Bill Callahan (December 12, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Broken Bow Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved October 12, 2019. With accompanying pictures