Norfolk Carnegie Library

Norfolk Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	803 W. Norfolk Ave., Norfolk, Nebraska
Coordinates	42°01′57″N97°25′04″W / 42.0325°N 97.417778°W / 42.0325; -97.417778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1910
Built by	Woerth, L.H.
Architect	J.C. Stitt
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.	98001567 [1]
Added to NRHP	December 31, 1998

The Norfolk Carnegie Library in Norfolk, Nebraska is a Carnegie library which was built in 1910. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998. ^[1]

It has Classical Revival details. It was designed by Norfolk architect J.C. Stitt and built by contractor L.H. Woerth. ^[2]

It is a one-story 60 by 44 feet (18 m × 13 m) brick building with cream sandstone trimmings. It has a raised basement and a hipped roof. ^[2]

Norfolk was one of 68 communities in Nebraska that were awarded Carnegie library grant funds. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Duane H. Upton (July 1998). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Norfolk Carnegie Library / NeHBS # MD06-010; NE-98-00014". National Park Service . Retrieved April 16, 2017. With four photos from 1998.
3. Kathleen Fimple (June 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska, 1899 - 1922". National Park Service . Retrieved April 16, 2017.