Madison Carnegie Library

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Madison Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Location:	Madison, Minnesota
Coordinates:	45°0′44.96″N 96°11′35.39″W / 45.0124889, -96.1931639Coordinates: 45°0′44.96″N 96°11′35.39″W / 45.0124889, -96.1931639
Built/Founded:	1905
Architect:	Ralph D. Church and Gerhard Herriges
Architectural style(s):	Neoclassicism
Added to NRHP:	August 23, 1985
NRHP Reference#:	85001823^[1]
Governing body:	Local

The Madison Carnegie Library or Madison Public Library, located at 401 Sixth Avenue, Madison, in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a public library building built in 1905 of brick with limestone trim. Its characteristic features include a columned and pedimented main entrance and a small polygonal dome on its flat roof. The structure was built with an $8,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. This was one of over 3,000 libraries in 47 states funded by Carnegie. Local residents gave an additional $1,000 in gifts and books at its dedication on January 22, 1906. Gerhard Herriges, a contractor for public buildings in Western Minnesota, built the building for $6,216.85.^[2]^[3]

[edit] References

^ National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-10-16).
^ Notes from the Ottawa Room. Ottawa Public Library. Retrieved on 2007-10-16.
^ History. Madison Library (2003-04-29). Retrieved on 2007-11-13.

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