1910 - Pittsburg Public Library - Pittsburg, Ks.
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N 37° 24.655 W 094° 42.444
15S E 348897 N 4141826
The Pittsburg Public Library is built of Carthage limestone and is located at 308 N Walnut in Pittsburg, Kansas.
Waymark Code: WMFMR7
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2012
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"The style of the Pittsburg Public Library has been influenced both by the Art Nouveau Movement and the architecture of Frank Lloyd Wright. The building has been constructed of dressed Carthage stone and has a truncated hip roof covered with red tile. The foundations are covered with dressed Carthage stone above the ground line and set out slightly from the walls of the building. The library measures 90 feet long, 60 feet wide, and is 30 feet high. There are two stories and a basement, though the exterior window arrangement makes the building appear to have only one story. The library faces north and is located on a corner lot one block west of the main commercial district in Pittsburg.
The main entrance has been centrally placed on the north facade. It has been accented by a cantilevered metal canopy which is supported by wrought iron brackets and chains which connect to the large, coupled wood brackets supporting the roof. A metal plaque with the words "Public Library" cut in stencil has been attached to the front of the canopy. A wide flight of steps lighted by period fixtures leads up to the main entrance. Entrance is through a single, wood door with a glass panel. To either side of the door, separated by stone mullions are geometrically designed, stained glass sidelights. A fanlight window with a truncated keystone and recessed spandrels which have been incorporated into the frieze between the brackets complete the central bay.
The north facade has been divided into five bays. To either side of the main entrance is a grouping of windows with four lights divided by stone mullions and with a fanlight above the stringcourse. The stringcourse runs along the base of the brackets which support the roof. The windows themselves have been set in stained wood frames. The stone lintels are rounded and are supported by small corbels under each vertical mullion. There is a larger window grouping which is divided by the stone mullions into six lights in the outer bays. Aligned below each of the window groupings are the windows which light the basement. These windows have large shaped lintels.
The east and west facades have similar configurations, each having three bays. The window in the center and the one to the north of it on each facade have six square lights and a fanlight like those on the north facade. The southern windows on these facades do not have fanlights, and the one on the west facade has four lights while that on the east has six lights.
Two wings with a hipped tile roof extend from the south facade of the building. The facade steps back slightly between the two wings and this section of the building has a flat roof. The cornice line has been treated simply with a strip of squared stone molding. There are four strips of windows on this part of the facade. There is a secondary entrance with sidelights at the basement level on the east wing. Above this doorway is a large window with six lights. There is a triple window at the basement level of the west wing. Above this is a small rectangular window and a grouping of four windows. Two wide brick chimneys with stone caps rise above the roofline where the wings intersect with the main building."
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