Dwight T. Parker Public Library

Dwight T. Parker Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	925 Lincoln Ave., Fennimore, Wisconsin
Coordinates	42°59′0″N90°39′18″W / 42.98333°N 90.65500°W / 42.98333; -90.65500
Area	less than one acre
Built	1923 (1923)
Architect	Claude & Starck
Architectural style	Mediterranean Revival, Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.	83003398 [1]
Added to NRHP	March 10, 1983

Dwight T. Parker Public Library is a public library in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The building was constructed in 1923 to house the city's library, which had previously been based in a Methodist church and the Old Fennimore House. Dwight T. Parker, a local banker, funded the library. The architectural firm Claude & Starck designed the structure in a mixture of the Mediterranean Revival and neoclassical styles; the brick building features terra cotta ornamentation and a tile roof. ^[2]

The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1983. ^[1]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Parker, Dwight T., Public Library". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society . Retrieved January 31, 2013.