Yankton Carnegie Library
The library in 2010
Yankton Carnegie Library is located in South Dakota
Yankton Carnegie Library
Yankton Carnegie Library is located in the United States
Yankton Carnegie Library
Location4th and Capitol Sts., Yankton, South Dakota
Coordinates42°52′17″N 97°23′26″W / 42.87139°N 97.39056°W / 42.87139; -97.39056 (Yankton Carnegie Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1902-03
Built byAugust Goetz
Architectural styleNeoclassical
NRHP reference No.79002412[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 7, 1979

The Yankton Carnegie Library is a historic building in Yankton, South Dakota. It was built as a Carnegie library in 1902–03, and is Neoclassical style in style. It was built by German-born contractor August Goetz.[2] It was a public library from 1903 to 1973.[2][3]

It served as the town's library from 1903 to 1973, and later served as the Lewis and Clark Mental Health Center.[2]

It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 7, 1979.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 Kenneth B. Jones (June 3, 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yankton Carnegie Library / Lewis and Clark Mental Health Center". National Park Service. Retrieved August 10, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1978
  3. ↑ George Washington Kingsbury (1915). History of Dakota Territory. Vol. IV. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. pp. 63–64. Retrieved August 10, 2019. in series South Dakota: its history and its people, edited by George Martin Smith
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