Yates Center Carnegie Library Explained

Yates Center Carnegie Library
Coordinates:37.8833°N -95.7317°W
Built:c.1912
Added:June 25, 1987
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
Refnum:87000974

The Yates Center Carnegie Library, located at 218 N. Main in Yates Center in Woodson County, Kansas, is a Carnegie library which was built in about 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.

It is a one-story red brick building on a raised foundation. Designed by architect A. T. Simmons, it is about NaNfeet in plan. It has a five-sided projecting entry bay.[1]

Simmons designed five other Carnegie libraries in Kansas, including two other NRHP-listed ones: Council Grove Carnegie Library and Downs Carnegie Library.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=87000974}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yates Center (Carnegie) Library ]. National Park Service. Martha Gray Hagedorn . April 16, 1987 . October 24, 2017. With .
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=64000195}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carnegie Libraries of Kansas Thematic Resources ]. . Martha Gray Hagedorn . April 21, 1987.