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
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The building in 2012
Location	11th and R Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°49′02″N 96°42′21″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1891
Architect	Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie
Architectural style	Richardsonian Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	75001098[1]
Added to NRHP	August 6, 1975

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. Bill Donovan (May 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old University Library". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1975