Sparta Free Library
N 43° 56.667 W 090° 48.732
15T E 675570 N 4868029
Sparta Free Library at 124 West Main Street in Sparta, WI
Waymark Code: WM26F7
Location: Wisconsin, United States
Date Posted: 09/12/2007
Views: 23
The historical marker reads:
"Prior to the construction of this building in 1902, the Sparta Free Library had several homes in the community. Schick and Roth, a LaCrosse architectural firm, designed the library building.
Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie provided construction funds. The Carnegie Foundation approved Sparta's application for $10,000 when the city agreed to allocate $1,000 annually to the library. The foundation funded 64 libraries in Wisconsin and 1,679 in the United States.
This property was listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1982."
Street address:
124 West Main Street
Sparta, WI USA
54656
County / Borough / Parish: Monroe
Year listed: 1981
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering: Architect: Schick & Roth: Style: Classical Revival
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Education: Library
Current function: Education: Library
Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 8:00 PM
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Privately owned?: Not Listed
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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