Carnegie Free Library (Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin)

	Carnegie Free Library
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Carnegie Free Library
Location	354 Michigan St.; Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Coordinates	44°50′05″N87°22′32″W / 44.83485°N 87.37563°W Coordinates: 44°50′05″N87°22′32″W / 44.83485°N 87.37563°W
Built	1913
Architect	Fred D. Crandall
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference #	88003069
Added to NRHP	December 29, 1988

Last updated March 18, 2019

The Carnegie Free Library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.^[1]

National Register of Historic Places federal list of historic sites in the United States

The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance. A property listed in the National Register, or located within a National Register Historic District, may qualify for tax incentives derived from the total value of expenses incurred preserving the property.

History

The library was built with a gift of $12,500 from Andrew Carnegie.^[2] It was largely built out of limestone.

Andrew Carnegie was a Scottish-American industrialist, business magnate, and philanthropist.

Limestone Sedimentary rocks made of calcium carbonate

Limestone is a carbonate sedimentary rock that is often composed of the skeletal fragments of marine organisms such as coral, foraminifera, and molluscs. Its major materials are the minerals calcite and aragonite, which are different crystal forms of calcium carbonate (CaCO₃). A closely related rock is dolostone, which contains a high percentage of the mineral dolomite, CaMg(CO₃)₂. In fact, in old USGS publications, dolostone was referred to as magnesian limestone, a term now reserved for magnesium-deficient dolostones or magnesium-rich limestones.

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References

↑ "Carnegie Free Library". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.
↑ "Sturgeon Bay Public Library". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

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[1] "Carnegie Free Library". Landmark Hunter.com. Retrieved 2012-02-09.

[2] "Sturgeon Bay Public Library". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2012-02-09.