Madison Carnegie Library

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Madison Carnegie Library
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The Madison Public Library's original entrance
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Location Madison, Minnesota
Coordinates 45°0′44.96″N96°11′35.39″W / 45.0124889°N 96.1931639°W / 45.0124889; -96.1931639 Coordinates: 45°0′44.96″N96°11′35.39″W / 45.0124889°N 96.1931639°W / 45.0124889; -96.1931639
Built1905
ArchitectRalph D. Church and Gerhard Herriges
Architectural style Neoclassicism
NRHP reference No. 85001823 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 23, 1985

The Madison Carnegie Library or Madison Public Library, located at 401 Sixth Avenue, Madison, in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a public library building built in 1905 of brick with limestone trim. Its characteristic features include a columned and pedimented main entrance and a small polygonal dome on its flat roof. The structure was built with an $8,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. This was one of over 3,000 libraries in 47 states funded by Carnegie. Local residents gave an additional $1,000 in gifts and books at its dedication on January 22, 1906. Gerhard Herriges, a contractor for public buildings in Western Minnesota, built the building for $6,216.85. [2] [3]

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