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Fairbury Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The library in 2013
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Location	601 7th Street, Fairbury, Nebraska
Coordinates	40°08′19″N 97°10′40″W / 40.13861°N 97.17778°W / 40.13861; -97.17778 (Fairbury Public-Carnegie Library)
Area	less than one acre
Built	1908
Architect	Tyler and Son
Architectural style	Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.	85002141
Added to NRHP	September 12, 1985

The Fairbury Public Library is a library in Fairbury, Nebraska. Its building was constructed in 1908-09 as a Carnegie library with funding from the Carnegie Corporation. It was designed in the Classical Revival style by Tyler and Son, an architectural firm co-founded by English-born James Tyler and his son, James Tyler Jr. The facade includes two sets of columns and a tympanum with "cherubs holding a ring which encircles a shield." The first 100 books were donated by the Fairbury Woman's Club. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 12, 1985, as Fairbury Public-Carnegie Library.

In 2019, it continues to serve as the Fairbury Public Library.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
^ Mark Dollase (April 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Fairbury Public (Carnegie) Library (NeHBS #JF04-22)". National Park Service. Retrieved May 10, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1985
"Fairbury Public Library". Retrieved May 11, 2019.

External links

Fairbury Public Library, official website
Media related to Fairbury, Nebraska Carnegie library at Wikimedia Commons

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