Yankton Carnegie Library

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]

Yankton Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The library in 2010
Location	4th and Capitol Sts., Yankton, South Dakota
Coordinates	42°52′17″N 97°23′26″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1902-03
Built by	August Goetz
Architectural style	Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.	79002412[1]
Added to NRHP	August 7, 1979

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. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
2. 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. IV. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 63-64. Retrieved August 10, 2019. in series South Dakota: its history and its people, edited by George Martin Smith