Built in 1903 with funds from Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie and served as the Mitchell, South Dakota Library until the 1970's. Mitchell Area Historical Society acquired the historic Library in 2006, and with the Mitchell Area Genealogical Society, has been working to preserve the building and its history.
The building is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Previous articles in the series:
Mitchell, SD: Carnegie Resource Center, The Milwaukee Road exhibit
Mitchell, SD: Carnegie Resource Center, Corn Palace exhibit
Mitchell, SD: Carnegie Resource Center, Oscar Howe exhibit
Mitchell, SD: Carnegie Resource Center, Andrew Jackson Kings exhibit
Previous articles:
Carnegie Libraries: Intro. and Info.
Carnegie Libraries: Chronology
Carnegie Libraries: Additional Chronology
Sioux City History and Culture by Bicycle Part 53: Sioux City Free Public Museum
Jefferson, Iowa: Jefferson Public Library
Carnegie Libraries: Le Mars Library/Art Center
Carnegie Libraries: Sioux City, Iowa: Leeds Neighborhood
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