Columbus Public Library (Columbus, Wisconsin)

Columbus Public Library
Location223 W. James St., Columbus, Wisconsin
Coordinates43°20′20″N 89°0′58″W / 43.33889°N 89.01611°W / 43.33889; -89.01611
Arealess than one acre
Built1912 (1912)
ArchitectClaude & Starck
Architectural stylePrairie School
MPSPublic Library Facilities of Wisconsin MPS
NRHP reference No.90001704[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 15, 1990

The Columbus Public Library is a Carnegie library in Columbus, Wisconsin. The library was built in 1912 after the Columbus Women's Civic Club convinced the Carnegie Foundation to sponsor a building for the community's library program. Claude and Starck, a Madison architectural firm known for designing libraries, planned the Prairie School building. The library is still in operation; in addition to library services, the building also held Women's Civic Club meetings and various other community meetings.[2] On November 15, 1990, the library was added to the National Register of Historic Places.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Columbus Public Library". Wisconsin Historical Society. January 2012. Retrieved November 8, 2015.