Clay Center Carnegie Library

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Clay Center Carnegie Library
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Location706 Sixth St., Clay Center, Kansas
Coordinates 39°22′36″N97°07′26″W / 39.37667°N 97.12389°W / 39.37667; -97.12389 (Clay Center Carnegie Library) Coordinates: 39°22′36″N97°07′26″W / 39.37667°N 97.12389°W / 39.37667; -97.12389 (Clay Center Carnegie Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1912
Built bySanneman Brothers
ArchitectWinter, H.B.
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No. 87000933 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1987

The Clay Center Carnegie Library in Clay Center, Kansas is a Carnegie library built in 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It is a two-story gray brick building, about 68 by 41 feet (21 m × 12 m) in plan. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 2, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Clay Center Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved June 5, 2018.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) With accompanying seven photos from 1986