Wichita Carnegie Library
by Catherine Sherman
Title
Wichita Carnegie Library
Artist
Catherine Sherman
Medium
Photograph - Photography
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"Wichita Carnegie Library" by Catherine Sherman.
Opened May 14, 1915, the Wichita, Kansas, Carnegie Library building served as Wichita’s main library until 1967. Today, the fully-restored Wichita Carnegie Library is part of Fidelity Bank’s headquarters and houses the bank’s commercial lending division. Fidelity purchased the library in 2006 and embarked on a three-year restoration campaign, reopening in 2009. Great efforts were made to preserve the historical character of the library, renovate the interior into usable space and incorporate artistic elements that celebrate the cultural importance of the building.
The two-story, limestone Beaux Arts building stands in the southwestern part of Wichita's central business district, directly south of the old City Hall. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Featured in "Philanthropic Artists for a Cause" group (11/10/2017)
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November 4th, 2017
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