Washburn University Carnegie Library Building Explained

Washburn University Carnegie Library Building
Location:Off Seventeenth St. and Washburn Ave., Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates:39.0356°N -95.7008°W
Built:1904
Builder:James Cuthbert & Sargent
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:June 25, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Refnum:87000972

The Washburn University Carnegie Library Building in Topeka, Kansas, United States, is a Carnegie library built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

Washburn College, later Washburn University of Topeka, established in 1865, obtained a $40,000.00 Carnegie Library grant for its construction in 1904.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000972}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washburn University Carnegie Library Building / Washburn University Carnegie Building--Education Department ]. National Park Service. Martha Gray Hagedorn . April 15, 1987 . December 26, 2017. With .