List of Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Wisconsin, where 63 public libraries were built from 60 grants (totaling $1,047,762) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1915. In addition, academic libraries were built for 2 institutions (totaling $104,000).

Key

Building still operating as a library
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Building no longer standing
Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Date granted^[1]^[2]	Grant amount^[1]	Location	Notes
1	Antigo	Antigo	000000001903-03-20-0000Mar 20, 1903	$15,000	404 Superior St. 45°8′17″N 89°9′10″W / 45.13806°N 89.15278°W / 45.13806; -89.15278 (Antigo)
2	Arcadia	Arcadia	000000001905-03-14-0000Mar 14, 1905	$5,000	406 E. Main St. 45°15′8″N 91°29′44″W / 45.25222°N 91.49556°W / 45.25222; -91.49556 (Arcadia)
3	Baraboo	Baraboo	000000001902-03-14-0000Mar 14, 1902	$15,000	230 4th Ave. 43°28′16″N 89°44′44″W / 43.47111°N 89.74556°W / 43.47111; -89.74556 (Baraboo)	Designed by Louis Claude.^[3]
4	Barron	Barron	000000001912-05-17-0000May 17, 1912	$7,000	10 N. 3rd St.
5	Bayfield	Bayfield	000000001903-02-02-0000Feb 2, 1903	$10,000	37 N. Broad St.
6	Beloit	Beloit	000000001901-07-16-0000Jul 16, 1901	$25,000
7	Berlin	Berlin	000000001903-02-02-0000Feb 2, 1903	$12,250	121 W. Park Ave.
8	Black River Falls	Black River Falls	000000001914-03-11-0000Mar 11, 1914	$10,000	321 Main St. 44°17′43″N 90°51′05″W / 44.29528°N 90.85139°W / 44.29528; -90.85139 (Black_River_Falls)
9	Chippewa Falls	Chippewa Falls	000000001902-02-15-0000Feb 15, 1902	$20,000
10	Clintonville	Clintonville	000000001915-04-19-0000Apr 19, 1915	$9,000	95 S. Main St.
11	Columbus	Columbus	000000001903-03-27-0000Mar 27, 1903	$10,000	112 S. Dickason Blvd. 43°20′20″N 89°00′58″W / 43.33889°N 89.01611°W / 43.33889; -89.01611 (Columbus)
12	Cumberland	Cumberland	000000001905-01-19-0000Jan 19, 1905	$10,000	1305 2nd Ave. 45°32′03″N 91°44′19″W / 45.53417°N 91.73861°W / 45.53417; -91.73861 (Cumberland)
13	Darlington	Darlington	000000001904-02-05-0000Feb 5, 1904	$10,000	525 N. Main St.
14	Durand	Durand	000000001905-12-23-0000Dec 23, 1905	$7,500	315 W. 2nd Ave. 44°37′40″N 91°58′00″W / 44.62778°N 91.96667°W / 44.62778; -91.96667 (Durand)
15	Eau Claire	Eau Claire	000000001902-02-04-0000Feb 4, 1902	$40,000	217 S. Farwell St. 44°48′43″N 91°29′53″W / 44.81194°N 91.49806°W / 44.81194; -91.49806 (Eau_Claire)
16	Edgerton	Edgerton	000000001905-03-14-0000Mar 14, 1905	$10,000	101 Albion St.
17	Elroy	Elroy	000000001905-11-24-0000Nov 24, 1905	$10,000	501 2nd Main St.
18	Fond du Lac	Fond du Lac	000000001902-02-04-0000Feb 4, 1902	$30,000
19	Green Bay	Green Bay	000000001901-02-13-0000Feb 13, 1901	$45,000	125 S. Jefferson St. 44°30′44″N 88°00′49″W / 44.51222°N 88.01361°W / 44.51222; -88.01361 (Green_Bay)
20	Hayward	Hayward	000000001903-12-14-0000Dec 14, 1903	$10,000	Main St. and U.S. Route 63
21	Hudson	Hudson	000000001903-03-20-0000Mar 20, 1903	$12,000	304 Locust St. 44°58′33″N 92°45′19″W / 44.97583°N 92.75528°W / 44.97583; -92.75528 (Hudson)
22	Janesville	Janesville	000000001901-03-07-0000Mar 7, 1901	$30,000	64 S. Main St. 42°40′53″N 89°01′15″W / 42.68139°N 89.02083°W / 42.68139; -89.02083 (Janesville)
23	Jefferson	Jefferson	000000001911-01-23-0000Jan 23, 1911	$10,000	305 S. Main St. 43°00′12″N 88°48′27″W / 43.00333°N 88.80750°W / 43.00333; -88.80750 (Jefferson)
24	Kaukauna	Kaukauna	000000001902-12-27-0000Dec 27, 1902	$12,000	111 Main Ave. 44°16′47″N 88°16′14″W / 44.27972°N 88.27056°W / 44.27972; -88.27056 (Kaukauna)
25	Kilbourn	Kilbourn	000000001912-02-15-0000Feb 15, 1912	$6,000	429 Broadway 43°37′41″N 89°46′15″W / 43.62806°N 89.77083°W / 43.62806; -89.77083 (Kilbourn)
26	Ladysmith	Ladysmith	000000001907-02-06-0000Feb 6, 1907	$10,000	101 Lake Avenue E.	Designed by Claude and Starck.^[4]
27	Madison Main	Madison	000000001901-08-16-0000Aug 16, 1901	$90,000
28	Madison 6th Ward	Madison	000000001911-01-01-00001911	$15,000	1249 Williamson St.
29	Manitowoc	Manitowoc	000000001902-12-27-0000Dec 27, 1902	$25,000
30	Medford	Medford	000000001913-05-21-0000May 21, 1913	$6,000	104 E. Perkins St. 45°08′02″N 90°20′30″W / 45.13389°N 90.34167°W / 45.13389; -90.34167 (Medford)
31	Merrill	Merrill	000000001907-12-13-0000Dec 13, 1907	$17,500	106 W. 1st St. 45°10′47″N 89°42′05″W / 45.17972°N 89.70139°W / 45.17972; -89.70139 (Merrill)
32	Neenah	Neenah	000000001901-10-03-0000Oct 3, 1901	$12,500
33	Neillsville	Neillsville	000000001913-11-03-0000Nov 3, 1913	$10,000	409 Hewett St.
34	New London	New London	000000001903-11-25-0000Nov 25, 1903	$10,000	406 S. Pearl St.
35	Platteville	Platteville	000000001914-01-14-0000Jan 14, 1914	$12,500	190 Market St.
36	Plymouth	Plymouth	000000001908-04-06-0000Apr 6, 1908	$10,000	130 Division St.
37	Racine Main	Racine	000000001901-07-16-0000Jul 16, 1901	$60,000	701 S. Main St. 42°43′33″N 87°46′56″W / 42.72583°N 87.78222°W / 42.72583; -87.78222 (Racine_Main)
38	Racine Uptown	Racine	000000001901-07-16-0000Jul 16, 1901	—	1407 S. Memorial Dr.
39	Reedsburg	Reedsburg	000000001911-01-23-0000Jan 23, 1911	$10,000	345 Vine St.
40	Rhinelander	Rhinelander	000000001903-01-02-0000Jan 2, 1903	$15,000	106 N. Stevens St.
41	Rice Lake	Rice Lake	000000001903-12-22-0000Dec 22, 1903	$10,000	16 S. Main St. 45°30′04″N 91°44′02″W / 45.50111°N 91.73389°W / 45.50111; -91.73389 (Rice_Lake)
42	Richland Center	Richland Center	000000001903-12-22-0000Dec 22, 1903	$10,000
43	Ripon	Ripon	000000001902-04-11-0000Apr 11, 1902	$12,000	401 Watson St.
44	Shawano	Shawano	000000001914-06-11-0000Jun 11, 1914	$10,000	121 E. Green Bay St.
45	Sheboygan	Sheboygan	000000001901-03-06-0000Mar 6, 1901	$35,000
46	South Milwaukee	South Milwaukee	000000001915-09-29-0000Sep 29, 1915	$15,000
47	Sparta	Sparta	000000001902-02-04-0000Feb 4, 1902	$12,000	124 W. Main St. 43°56′39″N 90°48′41″W / 43.94417°N 90.81139°W / 43.94417; -90.81139 (Sparta)
48	Stevens Point	Stevens Point	000000001902-04-26-0000Apr 26, 1902	$21,859
49	Stoughton	Stoughton	000000001905-12-23-0000Dec 23, 1905	$13,000	304 S. 4th St.
50	Sturgeon Bay	Sturgeon Bay	000000001911-04-25-0000Apr 25, 1911	$12,500	354 Michigan St. 44°50′06″N 87°22′32″W / 44.83500°N 87.37556°W / 44.83500; -87.37556 (Sturgeon_Bay)
51	Superior Main	Superior	000000001901-03-07-0000Mar 7, 1901	$70,000	1204 Hammond Ave.
52	Superior East End	Superior	000000001917-01-01-00001917	$20,000	2306 E. 5th St.
53	Tomah	Tomah	000000001915-03-16-0000Mar 16, 1915	$10,000	716 Superior Ave. 43°58′47″N 90°30′14″W / 43.97972°N 90.50389°W / 43.97972; -90.50389 (Tomah)
54	Two Rivers	Two Rivers	000000001913-01-09-0000Jan 9, 1913	$12,500	1516 16th St.
55	Viroqua	Viroqua	000000001904-02-05-0000Feb 5, 1904	$10,000	118 E. Jefferson St.
56	Washburn	Washburn	000000001903-02-12-0000Feb 12, 1903	$18,000	307 Washington Ave. 46°40′22″N 90°53′43″W / 46.67278°N 90.89528°W / 46.67278; -90.89528 (Washburn)
57	Watertown	Watertown	000000001905-04-20-0000Apr 20, 1905	$20,000	100 S. Water St.
58	Waukesha	Waukesha	000000001902-03-14-0000Mar 14, 1902	$15,000	321 W. Wisconsin Ave.
59	Waupaca	Waupaca	000000001913-04-28-0000Apr 28, 1913	$10,000	321 S. Main St. 44°21′19″N 89°05′05″W / 44.35528°N 89.08472°W / 44.35528; -89.08472 (Waupaca)
60	Waupun	Waupun	000000001904-03-08-0000Mar 8, 1904	$11,653	22 S. Madison St. 43°37′57″N 88°43′48″W / 43.63250°N 88.73000°W / 43.63250; -88.73000 (Waupun)
61	Wausau	Wausau	000000001903-01-06-0000Jan 6, 1903	$29,000
62	Wauwatosa	Wauwatosa	000000001905-02-07-0000Feb 7, 1905	$6,000
63	West Allis	West Allis	000000001913-03-14-0000Mar 14, 1913	$15,000	1508 S. 75th St.

Academic libraries

	Institution	Locality	Image	Date granted^[5]	Grant amount^[5]	Location	Notes
1	Beloit College	Beloit		000000001903-04-24-0000Apr 24, 1903	$50,000
2	Lawrence College	Appleton		000000001905-01-07-0000Jan 7, 1905	$54,000

Notes

1 2 At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
↑ Grants for the two libraries in Racine are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
↑ "Library History". Baraboo Public Library. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
↑ "Building History". Retrieved 2013-06-14.
1 2 Miller, pp. 38–40

References

Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.

U.S. Carnegie libraries by state
State	Alabama Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York New York City North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Philadelphia Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming
Federal district	District of Columbia
Other	Puerto Rico
Other Carnegie libraries: Africa, the Caribbean, and Oceania Canada Europe

State of Wisconsin
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Regions	Apostle Islands Central Plain Central Wisconsin Chippewa Valley Door Peninsula Driftless Area Eastern Ridges and Lowlands Fox River Valley Great River Road Lake Superior Lowland Northern Highland Western Upland
Major metropolitan areas (pop. over 500,000)	Chicago metropolitan area Madison metropolitan area Milwaukee metropolitan area Twin Cities metropolitan area
Largest cities (pop. over 50,000)	Appleton Eau Claire Green Bay Janesville Kenosha La Crosse Madison Milwaukee Oshkosh Racine Waukesha West Allis
Smaller cities (pop. 15,000 to 50,000)	Beaver Dam Beloit Brookfield Cudahy De Pere Fitchburg Fond du Lac Franklin Greenfield Hudson Kaukauna Manitowoc Marshfield Menasha Menomonie Mequon Middleton Muskego Neenah New Berlin Oak Creek Oconomowoc Onalaska River Falls Sheboygan South Milwaukee Stevens Point Sun Prairie Superior Watertown Wausau Wauwatosa West Bend Wisconsin Rapids
Largest villages (pop. over 15,000)	Ashwaubenon Caledonia Germantown Howard Menomonee Falls Mount Pleasant Pleasant Prairie
Counties	Adams Ashland Barron Bayfield Brown Buffalo Burnett Calumet Chippewa Clark Columbia Crawford Dane Dodge Door Douglas Dunn Eau Claire Florence Fond du Lac Forest Grant Green Green Lake Iowa Iron Jackson Jefferson Juneau Kenosha Kewaunee La Crosse Lafayette Langlade Lincoln Manitowoc Marathon Marinette Marquette Menominee Milwaukee Monroe Oconto Oneida Outagamie Ozaukee Pepin Pierce Polk Portage Price Racine Richland Rock Rusk Sauk Sawyer Shawano Sheboygan St. Croix Taylor Trempealeau Vernon Vilas Walworth Washburn Washington Waukesha Waupaca Waushara Winnebago Wood

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