Madison Carnegie Library
Appearance
Madison Carnegie Library | |
![]() The Madison Public Library's original entrance | |
Location | Madison, Minnesota |
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Coordinates | 45°0′44.96″N 96°11′35.39″W / 45.0124889°N 96.1931639°W |
Built | 1905 |
Architect | Ralph D. Church and Gerhard Herriges |
Architectural style | Neoclassicism |
NRHP reference No. | 85001823[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 23, 1985 |
The Madison Carnegie Library or Madison Public Library, located at 401 Sixth Avenue, Madison, in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a public library building built in 1905 of brick with limestone trim. Its characteristic features include a columned and pedimented main entrance and a small polygonal dome on its flat roof. The structure was built with an $8,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. This was one of over 3,000 libraries in 47 states funded by Carnegie. Local residents gave an additional $1,000 in gifts and books at its dedication on January 22, 1906. Gerhard Herriges, a contractor for public buildings in Western Minnesota, built the building for $6,216.85.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. 2007-10-16. Archived from the original on 2002-06-30.
- ^ "Notes from the Ottawa Room". Ottawa Public Library. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
- ^ "History". Madison Library. 2003-04-29. Retrieved 2007-11-13.
Categories:
- Buildings and structures in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
- Carnegie libraries in Minnesota
- Education in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
- Library buildings completed in 1905
- Public libraries in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places in Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
- 1905 establishments in Minnesota