Madison Carnegie Library

Madison Carnegie Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The Madison Public Library's original entrance
Location	Madison, Minnesota
Coordinates	45°0′44.96″N 96°11′35.39″W / 45.0124889°N 96.1931639°WCoordinates: 45°0′44.96″N 96°11′35.39″W / 45.0124889°N 96.1931639°W
Built	1905
Architect	Ralph D. Church and Gerhard Herriges
Architectural style	Neoclassicism
NRHP Reference #	85001823[1]
Added to NRHP	August 23, 1985

The Madison Carnegie Library or Madison Public Library, located at 401 Sixth Avenue, Madison, in the U.S. state of Minnesota is a public library building built in 1905 of brick with limestone trim. Its characteristic features include a columned and pedimented main entrance and a small polygonal dome on its flat roof. The structure was built with an $8,000 grant from Andrew Carnegie. This was one of over 3,000 libraries in 47 states funded by Carnegie. Local residents gave an additional $1,000 in gifts and books at its dedication on January 22, 1906. Gerhard Herriges, a contractor for public buildings in Western Minnesota, built the building for $6,216.85.^[2][3]

References

1. "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. 2007-10-16.
2. "Notes from the Ottawa Room". Ottawa Public Library. Archived from the original on 2008-03-25. Retrieved 2007-10-16.
3. "History". Madison Library. 2003-04-29. Retrieved 2007-11-13.