List of Carnegie libraries in South Dakota
The following list of Carnegie libraries in South Dakota provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in South Dakota, where 25 public libraries were built from 25 grants (totaling $254,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 2 institutions (totaling $57,000).
Key
Building still operating as a library
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Building no longer standing
Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
Public libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted[1] |
Grant amount[1] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aberdeen | Aberdeen | Mar 14, 1901 | $15,000 | Open 1902–1950 | ||
| 2 | Armour | Armour |  |
Feb 26, 1914 | $7,500 | 915 Main St. | |
| 3 | Britton | Britton | May 8, 1914 | $7,500 | Open 1921–2002, demolished for school expansion | ||
| 4 | Brookings | Brookings |  |
Dec 13, 1907 | $10,000 | 524 4th St. | Open 1915–1976, now the Brookings Arts Council |
| 5 | Canton | Canton | Dec 2, 1904 | $10,000 | Now a day care center | ||
| 6 | Dallas | Dallas |  |
Apr 28, 1913 | $5,000 | 405 Main St. | Opened September 18, 1914 |
| 7 | Deadwood | Deadwood | Apr 11, 1902 | $15,000 | 435 Williams St. | ||
| 8 | Dell Rapids | Dell Rapids |  |
Nov 20, 1908 | $6,000 | 513 N. Orleans Ave. | |
| 9 | Hot Springs | Hot Springs |  |
Mar 9, 1907 | $10,000 | 145 N. Chicago St. | Now an insurance office |
| 10 | Huron | Huron | Dec 13, 1907 | $10,000 | Open 1909–1965 | ||
| 11 | Lake Andes | Lake Andes |  |
Nov 21, 1911 | $5,000 | 500 Main St. | |
| 12 | Madison | Madison |  |
Jan 16, 1906 | $10,000 | 209 E. Center St. | |
| 13 | Milbank | Milbank |  |
Apr 11, 1905 | $7,000 | 211 S. 3rd St. | Closed 1979, now a museum |
| 14 | Mitchell | Mitchell |  |
Jan 10, 1902 | $12,000 | 119 W. 3rd Ave. | Now houses historical and genealogical societies |
| 15 | Pierre | Pierre | Mar 20, 1903 | $12,500 | Open 1905–1972. Heavily damaged by fire in 1994, demolished 1995 | ||
| 16 | Rapid City | Rapid City |  |
Mar 11, 1914 | $12,500 | 604 Kansas City St. | |
| 17 | Redfield | Redfield |  |
Mar 14, 1902 | $10,000 | 5 E. 5th Ave. | Opened in 1902 |
| 18 | Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls |  |
Jan 24, 1901 | $30,000 | 235 W. 10th St. | Open 1903–1972, now the town hall |
| 19 | Sisseton | Sisseton |  |
Jun 11, 1914 | $7,500 | 215 Oak St. E | |
| 20 | Tyndall | Tyndall |  |
Dec 3, 1915 | $7,500 | 110 W. 17th Ave. | |
| 21 | Vermillion | Vermillion |  |
Feb 20, 1903 | $10,000 | 12 Church St. | |
| 22 | Wagner | Wagner | Jun 1, 1915 | $5,000 | |||
| 23 | Watertown | Watertown |  |
Apr 13, 1903 | $10,000 | 27 1st Ave. SE | Open 1906–1967, now a museum |
| 24 | Wessington Springs | Wessington Springs |  |
May 3, 1917 | $7,000 | 109 W. Main St. | |
| 25 | Yankton | Yankton |  |
Mar 14, 1902 | $12,000 | 4th and Capitol Sts. |
Academic libraries
| Institution | Locality | Image | Date granted[2] |
Grant amount[2] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of South Dakota | Vermillion |  |
Feb 2, 1906 | $40,000 | 350 E. Clark St. | Now the National Music Museum |
| 2 | Yankton College | Yankton | Feb 2, 1904 | $17,000 | About 1048 Douglas Ave. 42°52′48″N 97°23′27″W |
Became the Art Building in 1970. Part of Federal Prison Camp, Yankton since 1988 |
Notes
References
- Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
- Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
- Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
- Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.
- Richards, Susan L. (Spring 1990). "The Building of Carnegie Libraries in South Dakota" (PDF). South Dakota History. South Dakota State Historical Society Press. 20 (1): 1–16. ISSN 0361-8676. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.