Peabody Township Library, also known under the older name of Peabody Township Carnegie Library, was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
(NRHP) in 1987. It is located in the
Downtown Historic District of
Peabody, Kansas
Peabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 937. The city was named after F.H. Peabody of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Peabo ...
, United States.
History
In 1875, the
original library was constructed. The library was useful but within a few decades of use had become too small.
A committee of the Commercial Club, applied for a
Carnegie library grant, and by the spring of 1913, the
Carnegie Corporation
The Carnegie Corporation of New York is a philanthropic fund established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 to support education programs across the United States, and later the world.
Since its founding, the Carnegie Corporation has endowed or othe ...
had agreed to a grant of $10,000. The building plan agreed upon will resemble that of the Carnegie library of
Galena, Illinois
Galena is the largest city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It had a population of 3,308 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. A section of the city is listed on the National Register of Historic Plac ...
. The original library building was moved to the Peabody City Park, and the new Carnegie library was built on its site. On April 18, 1914, the doors were open to the public.
Articles from Peabody Gazette-Herald from 1913 to 1914.
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Later, the original library was moved again and became the Peabody Historical Library Museum.
Since 2008, two computers have been available for high-speed T1 internet access, and free WiFi access allow patrons to browse the internet. The library is a member of th
North Central Kansas Libraries System
which provides an inter-library book loan service between its members.
Gallery
Image:Fountain next to W.H. Morgan House in Peabody, Kansas.jpg, Fountain next to W.H. Morgan House
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W.H. Morgan House was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1996. It is located in the Downtown Historic District of Peabody, Kansas.
It was built in about 1881. It is a two-story Italianate-style house with ...
(immediate right), W.H. Morgan Barn (back right with red roof), Carnegie Library (left with brown brick), Museum (back middle with green roof). Looking north-east in 2010.
See also
* List of Carnegie libraries in Kansas
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Kansas provides detailed information on United States Carnegie library, Carnegie libraries in Kansas, where 59 public libraries were built from 58 grants (totaling $874,996) awarded by the Carnegie Corpo ...
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* Peabody Downtown Historic District
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The Peabody Downtown Historic District is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1998. It is located in Peabody, Kansas.
Significant contributing buildings in the district include:
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* Peabody Historical Library Museum
Peabody Historical Library Museum, also known under the older name of Old Peabody Library, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1973. It is located in the Downtown Historic District of Peabody, Kansas. The building ...
References
Further reading
* ''The Peabody Gazette-Herald''; February 12, 1913 / May 23, 1913 / August 6, 1913 / February 19, 1914 / April 16, 1914 / April 23, 1914.
External links
;Peabody Township Carnegie Library (new library)
Official Website
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;Peabody Historical Library Museum (old library)
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;Peabody Downtown Historic District (library is located in this district)
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Library buildings completed in 1914
Buildings and structures in Marion County, Kansas
Carnegie libraries in Kansas
Education in Marion County, Kansas
Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Kansas
Public libraries in Kansas
Historic district contributing properties in Kansas
National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Kansas