Sisseton Carnegie Library

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Sisseton Carnegie Library
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Sisseton Carnegie Library
Location in South Dakota
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Sisseton Carnegie Library
Location in United States
Location215 Oak St., E., Sisseton, South Dakota
Coordinates 45°39′54″N97°02′51″W / 45.66500°N 97.04750°W / 45.66500; -97.04750
Arealess than one acre
Built1916
Built byCarlson & Hasslen
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 96001227 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 24, 1996

The Sisseton Carnegie Library, located at 215 Oak Street, East, in Sisseton, South Dakota, is a Carnegie library built in 1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996. It was by then also known as the Pohlen Center and as the Heritage Museum of Roberts County. [1]

It is a Classical Revival-style brick building on a pink granite foundation. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Carol Ann Eleeson Hosmer (March 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Sisseton Carnegie Library / Pohlen Center / Heritage Museum of Roberts County". National Park Service . Retrieved March 7, 2018. With five photos from 1996.