Plainview Carnegie Library Explained

Plainview Carnegie Library
Coordinates:	42.3506°N -97.7933°W
Built:	1916-1917
Architect:	J.C. Stitt
Builder:	Houx, Frank T.
Architecture:	Prairie School
Added:	February 25, 1993
Mpsub:	Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
Refnum:	93000056

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 30feetx42feetft (xft) 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.^[1]

Plainview was one of 68 communities in Nebraska that were awarded Carnegie library grant funds.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=93000056}} National Register of Historic Places Registration: Plainview Carnegie Library / NeHBS# PC06-013 ]. National Park Service. Janyce Warneke . July 4, 1992 . April 15, 2017 . With .
2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64500387}} National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation: Carnegie Libraries in Nebraska, 1899 - 1922 ]. . Kathleen Fimple . June 15, 1990 . April 15, 2017 .