El Dorado Carnegie Library

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El Dorado Carnegie Library
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Location101 S Star, El Dorado, Kansas
Coordinates 37°49′01.82″N96°51′10.53″W / 37.8171722°N 96.8529250°W / 37.8171722; -96.8529250 Coordinates: 37°49′01.82″N96°51′10.53″W / 37.8171722°N 96.8529250°W / 37.8171722; -96.8529250
Built1912
Architect John F. Stanton
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No. 87000931 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1987

The El Dorado Carnegie Library is a former public library, constructed in 1912, in El Dorado, Kansas. It was designed by architect John F. Stanton. In 1959, a new library was built in El Dorado; the original was eventually purchased privately [2] and in the 1980s it was renovated and converted into private offices: from 2002, an architectural firm. [3] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [2]

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
  2. 1 2 "National Register of Historic Places Application Form" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  3. "El Dorado Office Moves (2002)".