Loup City Township Carnegie Library

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Loup City Township Carnegie Library
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The library in 2010
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Location652 N Street, Loup City, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°16′34″N98°58′00″W / 41.27611°N 98.96667°W / 41.27611; -98.96667 (Loup City Township Carnegie Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Built byJohn Ohlson & Sons
Architect Fiske & Meginnis
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 07001326 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 27, 2007

The Loup City Township Carnegie Library is a historic building in Loup City, Nebraska. It was built as a Carnegie library in 1917 by John Ohlson & Sons after members of the community applied for a grant from the Carnegie Corporation. [2] The cornerstone was laid by the Grand Lodge of Nebraska in January 1917, and the library was dedicated on September 3, 1917. [2] The building was designed in the Classical Revival style by Fiske & Meginnis. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 27, 2007. [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 3 "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Loup City Township Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved April 12, 2019. With accompanying pictures

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