Fairfield Carnegie Library

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Fairfield Carnegie Library
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The library in 2013
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Location412 North D Street, Fairfield, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°25′52″N98°06′17″W / 40.43111°N 98.10472°W / 40.43111; -98.10472 (Fairfield Carnegie Library) Coordinates: 40°25′52″N98°06′17″W / 40.43111°N 98.10472°W / 40.43111; -98.10472 (Fairfield Carnegie Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1913
Built byT. J. Fowler
Architect R. W. Grant
Architectural stylePrairie vernacular
MPS Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference # 01001274 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 2001

The Fairfield Carnegie Library is a historic building in Fairfield, Nebraska, and a Carnegie library. It was built in 1913 by T. J. Fowler with 6,000 from the Carnegie Corporation of New York. [2] It was designed in Prairie School style by architect R. W. Grant. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since November 29, 2001. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Bill Callahan (August 17, 2001). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairfield Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved April 28, 2019. With accompanying pictures