Broken Bow Carnegie Library
The library in 2010
Broken Bow Carnegie Library is located in Nebraska
Broken Bow Carnegie Library
Broken Bow Carnegie Library is located in the United States
Broken Bow Carnegie Library
Location255 South 10th Street, Broken Bow, Nebraska
Coordinates41°24′12″N 99°38′30″W / 41.40333°N 99.64167°W / 41.40333; -99.64167 (Broken Bow Carnegie Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1916 (1916)
Built byClyde Elder
ArchitectM.N. Bair
MPSCarnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.98000193[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 5, 1998

The Broken Bow Carnegie Library is a historic building in Broken Bow, Nebraska. It was built by Clyde Elder in 1915-1916 as a Carnegie library thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and designed by M.N. Bair.[2] It was dedicated on March 25, 1916, and it remained the public library in Broken Bow until 1972.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since March 5, 1998.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 Bill Callahan (December 12, 1997). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Broken Bow Carnegie Library". National Park Service. Retrieved October 12, 2019. With accompanying pictures
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