Yankton Carnegie Library
Yankton Carnegie Library | |
The library in 2010 | |
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| Location | 4th and Capitol Sts., Yankton, South Dakota |
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| Coordinates | 42°52′17″N 97°23′26″W / 42.87139°N 97.39056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1902-03 |
| Built by | August Goetz |
| Architectural style | Neoclassical |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002412[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 7, 1979 |
The Yankton Carnegie Library is a historic building in Yankton, South Dakota. It was built as a Carnegie library in 1902–03, and is Neoclassical style in style. It was built by German-born contractor August Goetz.[2] It was a public library from 1903 to 1973.[2][3]
It served as the town's library from 1903 to 1973, and later served as the Lewis and Clark Mental Health Center.[2]
It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 7, 1979.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Kenneth B. Jones (June 3, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yankton Carnegie Library / Lewis and Clark Mental Health Center". National Park Service. Retrieved August 10, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1978
- ^ George Washington Kingsbury (1915). History of Dakota Territory. Vol. IV. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 63–64. Retrieved August 10, 2019. in series South Dakota: its history and its people, edited by George Martin Smith
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