Plainview Carnegie Library
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| Location | Plainview, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 42°21′2″N 97°47′36″W / 42.35056°N 97.79333°W |
| Area | 0.4 acres (0.16 ha) |
| Built | 1916-1917 |
| Built by | Houx, Frank T. |
| Architect | J.C. Stitt |
| Architectural style | Prairie School |
| MPS | Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS |
| NRHP reference No. | 93000056[1] |
| Added to NRHP | February 25, 1993 |
The Plainview Carnegie Library in Plainview, Nebraska is a Carnegie library which was built in 1916–1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]
It is a one-story 30 by 42 feet (9.1 m × 12.8 m) brick building with a raised basement. It has a hipped roof with wide eaves and modillions. It has Prairie Style details. It was designed by Norfolk, Nebraska architect J.C. Stitt and built by contractor Frank T. Houx.[2]
Its lower level was renovated to include a children's reading room in 1977. In 1992 the building still served as a library.[2]
Plainview was one of 68 communities in Nebraska that were awarded Carnegie library grant funds.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ a b Janyce Warneke (July 4, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Plainview Carnegie Library / NeHBS# PC06-013". National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2017. With three photos from 1992.
- ^ Kathleen Fimple (June 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska, 1899 - 1922". National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
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