National Register Record for HOBART PUBLIC LIBRARY

Historic Name: HOBART PUBLIC LIBRARY
Current Name: CARNEGIE LIBRARY
Address: 200 S MAIN
City: HOBART            County: KIOWA
Section: 3           Township: 6N           Range: 18W          
Description of significance: THE HOBART PUBLIC LIBRARY WAS BUILT WITH GRANT FUNDS FROM THE CARNEGIE FOUNDATION IN 1912. THIS ONE-STORY WITH BASEMENT RECTANGULAR BRICK BUILDING HAS COLONIAL REVIVAL DETAILS AND A FLAT ROOF. SINCE 1912, THE LIBRARY HAS SERVED THE HOBART COMMUNITY, PROVIDING A VALUABLE CULTURAL AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE FOR RESIDENTS. LISTED IN NATIONAL REGISTER, 10/31/80.

Type: BUILDING
Historic Function: LIBRARY
Current Function: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 1: EDUCATION
Area of Significance 2: SOCIAL HISTORY
Architectural Style: COLONIAL REVIVAL
Architect: MCNASE, W.M. - ARCHITECT; CREASEY, J.R. - BUILDER
Year Built: 1912            Original Site: YES
Condition: GOOD
Restricted: N
Documentation Source: MATERIALS COLLECTED BY RUTH FREEMAN OF THE HOBART PUBLIC LIBRARY
Date Prepared: 1980