Pawnee City Carnegie Library

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Pawnee City Carnegie Library
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The library in 2012
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Location in United States
Location730 G St, Pawnee City, Nebraska
Coordinates 40°06′36″N96°09′10″W / 40.11000°N 96.15278°W / 40.11000; -96.15278 (Alfred H. and Sarah Frahm House)
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1908
Architect Eisentraut-Colby-Pottenger Company
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 10001004 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 2010

The Pawnee City Carnegie Library is a historic building in Pawnee City, Nebraska, and a Carnegie library. Its erection was initially rejected by the voters of Pawnee City in 1905, despite the promise of a $7,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie. [2] It was built in 1908, and designed in the Classical Revival architectural style. It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since December 10, 2010. [1]

It was designed by the Eisentraut-Colby-Pottenger Company of Sioux City, Iowa. It is nearly square, being 37 by 40 feet (11 m × 12 m) in plan, and has brick exterior walls with a yellow brick veneer laid in running bond on three sides. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Pawnee City Rejected Carnegie Library Offer". The Lincoln Star. Lincoln, Nebraska. April 7, 1905. p. 5. Retrieved May 12, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Laura Lembas (July 14, 2010). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pawnee City Carnegie Library / Pawnee City Public Library; NeHRSI #: PW06-070". National Archives. Retrieved September 14, 2019. (Downloading may be slow.)