Tekamah Carnegie Library

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Tekamah Carnegie Library
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Location204 South 13th Street, Tekamah, Nebraska
Coordinates 41°46′37″N96°13′17″W / 41.77694°N 96.22139°W / 41.77694; -96.22139 (Tekamah Carnegie Library) Coordinates: 41°46′37″N96°13′17″W / 41.77694°N 96.22139°W / 41.77694; -96.22139 (Tekamah Carnegie Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1916
Built byL.G. Wood
Architect R.W. Grant
Architectural style Prairie School
NRHP reference # 05000155 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 15, 2005

The Tekamah Carnegie Library is a historic building in Tekamah, Nebraska. It was built as a Carnegie library by L.G. Wood in 1916, and designed in Prairie School style by architect R.W. Grant. [2] It was dedicated on October 25, 1916. [2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 15, 2005. [1]

Tekamah, Nebraska City in Nebraska, United States

Tekamah is a city in Burt County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 1,736 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Burt County.

Carnegie library library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie: 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929

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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 Jill M. Ebers (December 3, 2004). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Tekamah Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved October 12, 2019. With accompanying pictures