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Summary
Tomah Public Library
716 Superior Avenue, Tomah, Monroe County
Date of Construction: 1916
Architect: Claude and Starck
The 1916 Tomah Public Library is an excellent small Carnegie library; one of many libraries designed by the Madison architectural firm of Claude & Starck. The architects developed attractive schemes that appealed to library commissions, particularly those funded by the Carnegie Foundation. They received many commissions for libraries throughout Wisconsin and in other states as well.
Louis Claude became well versed in the field of library design, and vigorously pursued library commissions during this period of explosive growth. He spoke before library clubs and produced a pamphlet on the subject. Claude & Starck were part of a Midwestern progressive movement and many of the firm's library designs display Prairie School or Arts and Crafts elements.
Built in the Prairie style, the Tomah Public Library is of a design found at a number of the firm's libraries, including those in Evansville and Merrill, Wisconsin. The building continues to fulfill its historic function and is open during normal library hours. An addition by Potter, Lawson and Pawlowsky of Madison was constructed in 1980.
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State & National Registers of Historic Places
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631 Cedar Street
74000061
Located in Wisconsin Dells, Columbia County
