Sidney Carnegie Library

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Sidney Carnegie Library
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The library in 2010
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Location740 Illinois Street, Sidney, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°08′43″N102°58′25″W / 41.14528°N 102.97361°W / 41.14528; -102.97361 (Sidney Carnegie Library)
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Built byCarnegie Corporation
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPS Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No. 91000838 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1991
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The grotesque on the east side of the main entrance.

The Sidney Carnegie Library is a historic building in Sidney, Nebraska. It was built in 1914 as a Carnegie library with funding from the Carnegie Corporation, and designed in the Tudor Revival architectural style. [2] There is a grotesque on each side of the main entrance. When the building was dedicated in 1917, it was the first public library in Cheyenne County, Nebraska. [2] A new public library building was built in 1967, and this building was repurposed as the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 3, 1991. [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 Robert Hurst (February 18, 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Sidney Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved April 25, 2019. With accompanying pictures