Columbus Public Carnegie Library
Columbus Public Carnegie Library | |
Columbus Public Carnegie Library (2013) | |
| Location | 205 N. Kansas, Columbus, Kansas |
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| Coordinates | 37°10′22″N 94°50′36″W / 37.17278°N 94.84333°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1913 |
| Built by | Coxey, L.C. |
| Architect | Washburn, George P., & Son |
| Architectural style | Classical Revival |
| MPS | Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 87000932 |
| Added to NRHP | June 25, 1987 |
The Columbus Public Carnegie Library is a Carnegie library located at 205 N. Kansas in Columbus, Kansas. The library was built in 1913 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie foundation. George P. Washburn & Son designed the building in the Classical Revival style. The red brick building's facade is made up of three bays. The building's entrance pavilion features a wooden entablature reading "PUBLIC LIBRARY"; the entablature encircles the building. The doorway is topped by a glass transom with a triangular pattern and a limestone lintel.
The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1987.