National Register of Historic Places

Peabody Township Carnegie Library

Peabody, Marion County, Kansas
Listed
June 24, 1987
Type
Building
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
87000959

About this property

Peabody Township Library, also known under the older name of Peabody Township Carnegie Library, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1987. It is located in the Downtown Historic District of Peabody, Kansas, United States. In 1875, the original library was constructed. The library was useful but within a few decades of use had become too small. A committee of the Commercial Club, applied for a Carnegie library grant, and by the spring of 1913, the Carnegie Corporation had agreed to a grant of $10,000. The building plan agreed upon will resemble that of the Carnegie library of Galena, Illinois. The original library building was moved to the Peabody City Park, and the new Carnegie library was built on its site. On April 18, 1914, the doors were open to the public. Later, the original library was moved again and became the Peabody Historical Library Museum. Since 2008, two computers have been available for high-speed T1 internet access, and free WiFi access allow patrons to browse the internet. The library is a member of the North Central Kansas Libraries System, which provides an inter-library book loan service between its members. National Register of Historic Places listings in Marion County, Kansas The Peabody Gazette-Herald; February 12, 1913 / May 23, 1913 / August 6, 1913 / February 19, 1914 / April 16, 1914 / April 23, 1914. Peabody Downtown Historic District (library is located in this district)

Location

214 Walnut
Peabody, Marion County, Kansas
38.16963, -97.10809

Categories

EDUCATIONARCHITECTURESOCIAL HISTORY
Sources

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Nearby Historic Sites

Morgan, W. H., House
Industrial
0.2 mi
Old Peabody Library
Industrial
0.2 mi
Peabody Downtown Historic District
Listed
0.2 mi
Schroeder, J. S., Building
Industrial
0.4 mi
Peabody City Park
Listed
0.4 mi

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When was Peabody Township Carnegie Library listed on the National Register?

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

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

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

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