Old University Library

The Old University Library in Lincoln, Nebraska is a historic three-and-a-half story building on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. It was built with red bricks in 1891, and designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie.[2] When it was dedicated in 1895, it housed the university library, an art gallery, and the Nebraska State Historical Society.[2] By the 1970s, it housed the Department of Architecture.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 6, 1975.[1]

Old University Library
The building in 2012
Location11th and R Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates40°49′02″N 96°42′21″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1891
ArchitectMendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie
Architectural styleRichardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.75001098[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 6, 1975

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