Lyndon Carnegie Library
National Register of Historic Places

Lyndon Carnegie Library

Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
Listed
June 24, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000965

About this property

The Lyndon Carnegie Library, located at 127 E. Sixth in Lyndon, Kansas, is a Classical Revival-style Carnegie library which was built in about 1911. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987. It is a one-story, brick and limestone building about 49 by 39 feet (15 m × 12 m) in plan, and faces south. It was funded by an $8,000 Carnegie Foundation grant.

Location

127 E. Sixth
Lyndon, Osage County, Kansas
38.60743, -95.68293

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 87000965. It was listed on June 24, 1987.

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Pratt Truss Bridge
Industrial
7.5 mi

Nearby Battles

Osage County Bushwhacker Raids, Eastern KS
1866Frontier
3.7 mi
Osage City KS Guerrilla Alarm (1863)
1863Civil War
7.8 mi

Questions about this property

When was Lyndon Carnegie Library listed on the National Register?

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

What type of historic resource is Lyndon Carnegie Library?

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

What is the period of significance for Lyndon Carnegie Library?

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

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