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Glasgow Public Library

Coordinates: 39°13′34″N 92°50′36″W / 39.22611°N 92.84333°W / 39.22611; -92.84333
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Glasgow Public Library
Glasgow Public Library, March 2015
Glasgow Public Library is located in Missouri
Glasgow Public Library
Glasgow Public Library is located in the United States
Glasgow Public Library
LocationNW corner Market and 4th Sts., Glasgow, Missouri
Coordinates39°13′34″N 92°50′36″W / 39.22611°N 92.84333°W / 39.22611; -92.84333
Arealess than one acre
Built1866 (1866)
ArchitectAldridge, John
Architectural styleItalianate
NRHP reference No.69000106[1]
Added to NRHPMay 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]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ 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)
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