Yates Center Carnegie Library

The Yates Center Carnegie Library, located at 218 N. Main in Yates Center in Woodson County, Kansas, is a Carnegie library which was built in about 1912. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.[1]

Yates Center Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Location	218 N. Main, Yates Center, Kansas
Coordinates	37°53′0″N 95°43′54″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	c.1912
Architect	A.T. Simmons
MPS	Carnegie Libraries of Kansas TR
NRHP reference No.	87000974[1]
Added to NRHP	June 25, 1987

It is a one-story red brick building on a raised foundation. Designed by architect A.T. Simmons, it is about 52 by 32 feet (15.8 m × 9.8 m) in plan. It has a five-sided projecting entry bay.[2]

Simmons designed five other Carnegie libraries in Kansas, including two other NRHP-listed ones: Council Grove Carnegie Library and Downs Carnegie Library.[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 16, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yates Center (Carnegie) Library". National Park Service. Retrieved October 24, 2017. With photo from c.1918 and seven photos from 1986.
3. Martha Gray Hagedorn (April 21, 1987). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carnegie Libraries of Kansas Thematic Resources". National Park Service.