Carnegie Library (Corbin, Kentucky)

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Carnegie Library
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LocationE. Center Street,
Corbin, Kentucky
Coordinates 36°56′59″N84°5′38″W / 36.94972°N 84.09389°W / 36.94972; -84.09389 Coordinates: 36°56′59″N84°5′38″W / 36.94972°N 84.09389°W / 36.94972; -84.09389
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1916
Built byF. B. Heath
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Corbin MRA
NRHP reference No. 86000603 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1986

The Carnegie Library in Corbin, Kentucky, United States, is a building from 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

It is a five-bay two-story building with a stepped brick parapet. [2]

It has also served as the WYGO radio station. [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 Helen Powell (1984). "Kentucky Historic Resources Inventory: Carnegie Library / WYGO Radio Station". National Park Service . Retrieved November 26, 2017. With two photos from 1985.