Columbus Public Library (Columbus, Wisconsin)

Columbus Public Library
Location 223 W. James St., Columbus, Wisconsin
Coordinates 43°20′20″N 89°0′58″W / 43.33889°N 89.01611°W / 43.33889; -89.01611Coordinates: 43°20′20″N 89°0′58″W / 43.33889°N 89.01611°W / 43.33889; -89.01611
Area less than one acre
Built 1912 (1912)
Architectural style Prairie School
MPS Public Library Facilities of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP Reference # 90001704[1]
Added to NRHP November 15, 1990

The Columbus Public Library is a Carnegie library in Columbus, Wisconsin. The library was built in 1912 after the Columbus Women's Civic Club convinced the Carnegie Foundation to sponsor a building for the community's library program. Claude and Starck, a Madison architectural firm known for designing libraries, planned the Prairie School building. The library is still in operation; in addition to library services, the building also held Women's Civic Club meetings and various other community meetings.[2] On November 15, 1990, the library was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "Columbus Public Library". Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved 2015-11-08.

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