Glasgow Public Library

United States historic place


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

Glasgow Public Library, March 2015
39°13′34″N 92°50′36″W / 39.22611°N 92.84333°W / 39.22611; -92.84333
Area	less than one acre
Built	1866 (1866)
Architect	Aldridge, John
Architectural style	Italianate
NRHP reference No.	69000106^[1]
Added to NRHP	May 21, 1969

Glasgow Public Library, also known as Lewis Library, is a historic library building located at Glasgow, Howard County, Missouri. It was built in 1866, and is a two-story, Italianate style brick building. It features round-arched windows and doors, and a high bracketed cornice with its broad overhanging roof. It is the oldest Missouri library in continuous use.^[2]^: 3–4 It was originally constructed and used by the now defunct, Lewis College, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ M. Patricia Holmes (May 1969). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Glasgow Public Library" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-01-01. (includes 3 photographs from 1968)