Old University Library | |
 The building in 2012 | |
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| Location | 11th and R Streets, Lincoln, Nebraska |
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| Coordinates | 40°49′02″N 96°42′21″W / 40.81722°N 96.70583°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1891 |
| Architect | Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie |
| Architectural style | Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 75001098[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 6, 1975 |
The Old University Library in Lincoln, Nebraska is a historic three-and-a-half story building on the campus of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. It was built with red bricks in 1891, and designed in the Richardsonian Romanesque style by Mendelssohn, Fisher & Lawrie.[2] When it was dedicated in 1895, it housed the university library, an art gallery, and the Nebraska State Historical Society.[2] By the 1970s, it housed the Department of Architecture.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since August 6, 1975.[1]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ a b c Bill Donovan (May 1970). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Old University Library". National Park Service. Retrieved May 20, 2019. With accompanying four photos from 1975
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