Carnegie Library (Lawton, Oklahoma)

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Carnegie Library
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LocationB Ave. and 5th St., Lawton, Oklahoma
Coordinates 34°36′24″N98°23′40″W / 34.60667°N 98.39444°W / 34.60667; -98.39444
Arealess than one acre
Built1922
ArchitectSmith, J.W.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 76001560 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 19, 1976

The Carnegie Library in Lawton, Oklahoma is a Carnegie library building from 1922. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]

It is built of buff-tan brick, with white limestone used for the window trim and other ornamentation. [2]

It was originally a 52 by 52 feet (16 m × 16 m) square plan building, but a 1952 extension added 40 feet (12 m) to the north side. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 Kent Ruth (January 1976). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved June 11, 2018. With accompanying photo from 1976