Manhattan Carnegie Library Building -- Manhattan KS - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Manhattan Carnegie Library was built in 1904 facing the then-under construction Riley County Courthouse. It served this commmunity as a library for 65 years, before continuing to serve from 1969-present as the Riley Co. Courthouse Annex.

This beautiful Carnegie Library building is on he National Register of Historic Places in its own right, and is also part of the Downtown Manhattan KS Historic District.

Here is a link to the nomination form: (visit link)

Street address: 5th and Poyntz Manhattan, KS County / Borough / Parish: Riley Year listed: 1987 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Education, Social History, Architecture Periods of significance: 1900-1924 Historic function: Education, Library Current function: Government Privately owned?: no Hours of operation: From: 9:00 AM To: 5:00 PM Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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