Carnegie Library
Parsons, United States
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Built in 1909 in Parsons, Kansas, this Beaux-Arts stone library was part of Andrew Carnegie's philanthropic library construction program. Designed during the height of the American library movement, the building exemplifies the classical refinement characteristic of early-twentieth-century civic architecture. After the Parsons Public Library relocated to larger quarters in 1977, the structure found new purpose as the Carnegie Arts Center, hosting art exhibitions and community gatherings. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 and recognized on the Register of Historic Kansas Places, the library remains a testament to both Carnegie-era generosity and adaptive preservation.
Movement
- Built
- Type
- Carnegie library
- Materials
- stone
- Heritage
- listed on the Register of Historic Kansas Places, National Register of Historic Places listed place
- Place
- Parsons, United States
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