Ashland Public Library (Ashland, Nebraska)

Ashland Public Library
The library in 2009
Location207 North 15th Street, Ashland, Nebraska
Coordinates41°02′27″N 96°22′08″W / 41.04083°N 96.36889°W / 41.04083; -96.36889 (Ashland Public Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1911 (1911)
Built byW. R. Shankland
ArchitectFisher & Lawrie
Architectural styleJacobethan
NRHP reference No.83001102[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 27, 1983

The Ashland Public Library is a historic building in Ashland, Nebraska. It was built by W.R. Shankland as a Carnegie library in 1911.[2] Besides the $5,500 donation from Andrew Carnegie, its construction had much to do with the Wiggenhorn family: the land was donated by Mr and Mrs Wiggenhorn Jr., and the roof was donated by H. A. Wiggenhorn.[2] The building was designed in the Jacobethan style by Fisher & Lawrie, an architectural firm based in Omaha co-founded by Scottish-born Harry Lawrie and his American counterpart, George L. Fisher.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since January 27, 1983.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c Joni Gilkerson (September 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Ashland Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved May 14, 2019. With accompanying pictures