Sidney Carnegie Library

The Sidney Carnegie Library is a historic building in Sidney, Nebraska. It was built in 1914 as a Carnegie library with funding from the Carnegie Corporation, and designed in the Tudor Revival architectural style.[2] There is a grotesque on each side of the main entrance. When the building was dedicated in 1917, it was the first public library in Cheyenne County, Nebraska.[2] A new public library building was built in 1967, and this building was repurposed as the Cheyenne County Chamber of Commerce.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 3, 1991.[1]

Sidney Carnegie Library
The library in 2010
Location740 Illinois Street, Sidney, Nebraska
Coordinates41°08′43″N 102°58′25″W
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1917 (1917)
Built byCarnegie Corporation
Architectural styleTudor Revival
MPSCarnegie Libraries in Nebraska MPS
NRHP reference No.91000838[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 1991
The grotesque on the east side of the main entrance.

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