Burlington Carnegie Free Library (Burlington, Kansas)

Burlington Carnegie Free Library
Location 201 N. Third, Burlington, Kansas
Coordinates 38°11′46″N 95°44′1″W / 38.19611°N 95.73361°WCoordinates: 38°11′46″N 95°44′1″W / 38.19611°N 95.73361°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1912
Built by Neblong, Louis
Architect Washburn, George P., & Son
Architectural style Classical Revival
MPS Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
NRHP Reference # 87000934[1]
Added to NRHP June 25, 1987

The Burlington Carnegie Free Library is a Carnegie library located at 201 N. Third in Burlington, Kansas. The library was built in 1912 through a $9,656 grant from the Carnegie Foundation; it housed the city's library program, which was established in 1884. Architect George P. Washburn designed the library in a Classical Revival style with three bays, a design he used in several other libraries. The one-story brick library sits atop a limestone foundation. The front entrance is topped by a pediment; the main door has a large decorative glass transon and is topped by a limestone lintel.[2]

The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1987.[1]

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