National Register of Historic Places

Downs Carnegie Library

Downs, Osborne County, Kansas
Listed
June 24, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000966

About this property

The Downs Carnegie Library in Downs, Kansas is a Carnegie library which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. A library association was organized in 1903 to seek a Carnegie Foundation grant. It received a $6,140 grant in 1905. The one-story red brick building was designed by architect A. T. Simmons of Bloomington, Illinois in an eclectic style. It has a raised rusticated limestone block foundation. It was completed around 1906, and is about 50 by 30 feet (15.2 m × 9.1 m) in plan. It was listed on the National Register as part of a study on Carnegie libraries in Kansas. Media related to Downs, Kansas Carnegie Library at Wikimedia Commons

Location

504 S. Morgan
Downs, Osborne County, Kansas
39.50384, -98.54481

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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Nearby Historic Sites

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Old Cawker City Library
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Osborne Public Carnegie Library
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Osborne County Courthouse
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When was Downs Carnegie Library listed on the National Register?

Downs Carnegie Library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 24, 1987.

What type of historic resource is Downs Carnegie Library?

Downs Carnegie Library is classified as a building in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Downs Carnegie Library?

The period of significance for Downs Carnegie Library is recorded as the industrial era.

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