Wichita City Carnegie Library Building -- Wichita KS
N 37° 41.057 W 097° 20.280
14S E 646547 N 4172086
The 1915 Beaux Arts Wichita Carnegie Library has been on the National Register since 1987.
Waymark Code: WMH194
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/05/2013
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The City of Wichita was awarded a $75,000 grant by the Carnegie Founcation in 1912 to built one of the foundation's eponymous libraries.
Thie white limestone Beaux Arts buidling was listed on the National Register in 1987.
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The building has recently been renovated to serve as part of the Fidelity Bank headquarters in downtown Wichita, ensuring its service well into the next century. See here: (
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