Beatrice City Library | |
Location | 220 N. 5th St., Beatrice, Nebraska |
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Coordinates | 40°16′04″N 96°44′53″W / 40.26778°N 96.74806°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1902-03 |
Architect | George A. Berlinghof |
Architectural style | Beaux Arts |
NRHP reference No. | 76001131 [1] |
Added to NRHP | July 12, 1976 |
The Beatrice City Library, at 220 N. 5th St. in Beatrice, Nebraska, was built in 1902-03 and was opened on January 1, 1904. [2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. [1]
Designed by architect George A. Berlinghof, who was then based in Beatrice, it is Beaux Arts in style. [2]
The library's creation was the culmination of effort by the Beatrice Literary Club, founded in 1890, which built upon efforts by the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union group which established a circulating library. [2]
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