Property Record
10 N 3RD ST
Architecture and History Inventory
| Historic Name: | Barron Carnegie Library |
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| Other Name: | Barron Public Library |
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| Reference Number: | 961 |
| Location (Address): | 10 N 3RD ST |
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| County: | Barron |
| City: | Barron |
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| Year Built: | 1912 |
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| Additions: | 1998 |
| Survey Date: | 2002 |
| Historic Use: | library |
| Architectural Style: | Prairie School |
| Structural System: | Masonry |
| Wall Material: | Brick |
| Architect: | CLAUDE AND STARCK; Wayne Spangler-1998 |
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| Demolished?: | No |
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| National/State Register Listing Name: | Not listed |
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| Additional Information: | A 'site file' exists for this property named 'Barron Public Library'. It contains additional information such as correspondence, newspaper clippings, or historical information. It is a public record and may be viewed in person at the Wisconsin Historical Society, State Historic Preservation Office. SULLIVANESQUE TERRA COTTA FRIEZE BAND W/FRIEZE WINDOWS. CARNEGIE LIBRARY. SMALLER VERSION OF CLAUDE & STARCK'S LIBRARIES AT EVANSVILLE, TOMAH & MERRILL. PROJECTING ENTRY BAY W/POLYGONAL CNR COLUMNS & MOULDED EAVES. HIGH FOUNDATION. Map code is 11+50 LT. A 7,500 square foot addition was made to the building in 1998.[A] Wayne Spangler of Rice Lake was the architect. The original plans were published in: Wisconsin Free Library Commission, "New Small Types of Library Buildings," 1913. Construction of the library was funded through a grant from nationally prominent library philanthropist and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. Designed by Madison architectural firm of (Louis W.) Claude and (Edward F.) Starck in the Prairie School mode. |
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| Bibliographic References: | [A]. December 1998 phone conversation with LeAnn, Assistant Library Director. #28;Architecture/History Survey.#29; July 2002. Prepared by Elizabeth L. Miller. |
| Wisconsin Architecture and History Inventory, State Historic Preservation Office, Wisconsin Historical Society, Madison, Wisconsin |