Wellington Carnegie Library

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Wellington Carnegie Library
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Wellington Public Library
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Location121 W. Seventh, Wellington, Kansas
Coordinates 37°16′03″N97°23′56″W / 37.26750°N 97.39889°W / 37.26750; -97.39889 Coordinates: 37°16′03″N97°23′56″W / 37.26750°N 97.39889°W / 37.26750; -97.39889
Arealess than one acre
Builtc.1916
Built byJ.H. Mitchell
Architect L.W. Terry
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No. 87000973 [1]
Added to NRHPJune 25, 1987

The Wellington Carnegie Library, located at 121 W. Seventh in Wellington, Kansas, is a Carnegie library built in c.1916. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. [1]

It is one of 63 Carnegie libraries built in Kansas during the early 20th century. It is Classical Revival in style. [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. Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 15, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wellington Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved December 29, 2017. With eight photos from c.1916 and 1986.