Owatonna Public Library
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| library_name = Owatonna Public Library
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| caption = The Owatonna Public Library from the east-northeast
| established = 1896
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| location = 105 North Elm Avenue, Owatonna, Minnesota
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| director = Mark L. Blando{{cite web |title=About OPL |url=http://ci.owatonna.mn.us/library/about-opl |publisher=City of Owatonna |accessdate=2018-03-17}}
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| website = http://ci.owatonna.mn.us/library
| phone_num = 507-444-2460
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{{Infobox NRHP
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| name = Owatonna Free Public Library
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| area = Less than two acres
| built = 1899–1900
| builder = Hammel & Anderson
| architect = Frank A. Gutterson
| architecture = Neoclassical
| refnum = 76001075{{NRISref|2010a}}
| added = June 7, 1976
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The Owatonna Public Library is a public library in Owatonna, Minnesota, United States. It was established in 1896 and is housed in a building completed in 1900.{{cite web |last=VanBrocklin |first=Lynne |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory -- Nomination Form: Owatonna Free Public Library |url={{NRHP url|id=76001075}} |publisher=National Park Service |date=1976-04-16 |accessdate=2018-03-17}} It is a member of Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO), the regional public library system for Southeast Minnesota.
History
Owatonna's public library was established in 1896 by a legacy donation of $5,000 ({{Inflation|US|5000|1896|fmt=eq}}) from an Owatonna citizen. Votes passed in 1898 and 1899 to provide public funds for the construction of a dedicated library building. Frank A. Gutterson of Smith and Gutterson—an architectural firm based in Des Moines, Iowa—designed a two-story, cruciform facility in Neoclassical style. Construction began in 1899 and the library building was officially dedicated on February 22, 1900.
The Owatonna Public Library building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 as the Owatonna Free Public Library for having local significance in the themes of architecture and education.{{cite web |title=Owatonna Public Library |url=http://www.mnhs.org/preserve/nrhp/NRDetails.cfm-NPSNum=76001075.html |work=Minnesota National Register Properties Database |publisher=Minnesota Historical Society |year=2009 |accessdate=2018-03-17}} It was nominated for its Neoclassical architecture and contributions to Owatonna's intellectual and cultural development.
See also
References
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External links
- [http://ci.owatonna.mn.us/library Owatonna Public Library]
{{National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota}}
Category:1896 establishments in Minnesota
Category:Buildings and structures in Steele County, Minnesota
Category:Education in Steele County, Minnesota
Category:Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Minnesota
Category:Library buildings completed in 1900
Category:National Register of Historic Places in Steele County, Minnesota