Washburn University Carnegie Library Building

The Washburn University Carnegie Library Building in Topeka, Kansas, United States, is a Carnegie library built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Washburn University Carnegie Library Building
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Off Seventeenth St. and Washburn Ave., Topeka, Kansas
Coordinates	39°2′8″N 95°42′3″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1904
Built by	James Cuthbert & Sargent
Architectural style	Classical Revival
MPS	Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.	87000972[1]
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1987

Washburn College, later Washburn University of Topeka, established in 1865, obtained a $40,000.00 Carnegie Library grant for its construction in 1904.[2]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 15, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Washburn University Carnegie Library Building / Washburn University Carnegie Building--Education Department". National Park Service. Retrieved December 26, 2017. With photos.