Canton Township Carnegie Library

Canton Township Carnegie Library
Location Canton, Kansas
Coordinates 38°23′17″N 97°25′35″W / 38.38806°N 97.42639°W / 38.38806; -97.42639Coordinates: 38°23′17″N 97°25′35″W / 38.38806°N 97.42639°W / 38.38806; -97.42639
Built 1921
Built by Willey, S.E.
Architect Washburn & Stookey
Architectural style Other
MPS Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
NRHP reference # 87000960[1]
Added to NRHP June 25, 1987

The Canton Township Carnegie Library is an historic Carnegie library at 203 North Main Street in Canton, Kansas.

The library was built in 1921. It was the last Carnegie library built in the United States with Carnegie Foundation funding. The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

The community received $6,000 Carnegie Foundation funding in 1916; the library was completed in 1921.[2]

References

  1. ↑ National Park Service (2007-01-23). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 2, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Canton Township Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved December 27, 2017. With seven photos.
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