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Plainview Carnegie Library

Plainview Carnegie Library
Plainview, Nebraska library from SE 1.JPG
Plainview Carnegie Library is located in Nebraska
Plainview Carnegie Library
Plainview Carnegie Library is located in the US
Plainview Carnegie Library
Location 102 S. Main St., Plainview, Nebraska
Coordinates 42°21′2″N 97°47′36″W / 42.35056°N 97.79333°W / 42.35056; -97.79333Coordinates: 42°21′2″N 97°47′36″W / 42.35056°N 97.79333°W / 42.35056; -97.79333
Area 0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built 1916-1917
Built by Houx, Frank T.
Architect J.C. Stitt
Architectural style Prairie School
MPS Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference # 93000056
Added to NRHP February 25, 1993

The Plainview Carnegie Library in Plainview, Nebraska is a Carnegie library which was built in 1916-1917. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.

It is a one-story 30 by 42 feet (9.1 m × 12.8 m) brick building with a raised basement. It has a hipped roof with wide eaves and modillions. It has Prairie Style details. It was designed by Norfolk, Nebraska architect J.C. Stitt and built by contractor Frank T. Houx.

Its lower level was renovated to include a children's reading room in 1977. In 1992 the building still served as a library.

Plainview was one of 68 communities in Nebraska that were awarded Carnegie library grant funds.


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