Plainview Carnegie Library

The Plainview Carnegie Library in Plainview, Nebraska is a Carnegie library which was built in 1916–1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.[1]

Plainview Carnegie Library
Plainview Carnegie Library is located in Nebraska
Plainview Carnegie Library
Plainview Carnegie Library is located in the United States
Plainview Carnegie Library
LocationPlainview, Nebraska
Coordinates42°21′2″N 97°47′36″W
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1916-1917
Built byHoux, Frank T.
ArchitectJ.C. Stitt
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPSCarnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.93000056[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 25, 1993

It is a one-story 30 by 42 feet (9.1 m × 12.8 m) brick building with a raised basement. It has a hipped roof with wide eaves and modillions. It has Prairie Style details. It was designed by Norfolk, Nebraska architect J.C. Stitt and built by contractor Frank T. Houx.[2]

Its lower level was renovated to include a children's reading room in 1977. In 1992 the building still served as a library.[2]

Plainview was one of 68 communities in Nebraska that were awarded Carnegie library grant funds.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Janyce Warneke (July 4, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Plainview Carnegie Library / NeHBS# PC06-013". National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2017. With three photos from 1992.
  3. Kathleen Fimple (June 15, 1990). "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska, 1899 - 1922". National Park Service. Retrieved April 15, 2017.


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