Columbus Public Library (Columbus, Wisconsin)

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Columbus Public Library
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Location223 W. James St., Columbus, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°20′20″N89°0′58″W / 43.33889°N 89.01611°W / 43.33889; -89.01611 Coordinates: 43°20′20″N89°0′58″W / 43.33889°N 89.01611°W / 43.33889; -89.01611
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectClaude & Starck
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPS Public Library Facilities of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No. 90001704 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1990

The Columbus Public Library is a Carnegie library in Columbus, Wisconsin. The library was built in 1912 after the Columbus Women's Civic Club convinced the Carnegie Foundation to sponsor a building for the community's library program. Claude and Starck, a Madison architectural firm known for designing libraries, planned the Prairie School building. The library is still in operation; in addition to library services, the building also held Women's Civic Club meetings and various other community meetings. [2] On November 15, 1990, the library was added to the National Register of Historic Places. [1]

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  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Columbus Public Library". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-11-08.