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Argentine Carnegie Library

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In 2012 the current South Branch opened, with a new name chosen to reflect it serving the entire area of the city. The previous Argentine Library was decommissioned due to difficulties in accommodating disabled people and in rewiring the facility. The Kansas City School District helped pay for the
261:-style pavilion at the main entrance. The building has 7,500-square-foot (700 m) of space. The library itself was first established in a storefront in 1911 and moved into the Carnegie building in 1917. It has 7,000 square feet (650 m) of space. 240:
The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library has moved the collections and staff from Argentine to the new SOUTH BRANCH, at 3104 Strong Ave., a few blocks to the west and north, which opened Sep 26, 2012. The library has turned over the building to the
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By 1998 it was the sole remaining Carnegie library in the city. By 2012 the library had 22 computers.
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The building was built during 1916–1917. It is a one-story brick building on a raised
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is a building located at 2800 Metropolitan Avenue in the
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new library and took possession of the old library.
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U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Argentine Carnegie Library is located in Kansas
Argentine Carnegie Library is located in the United States
Kansas City, KS
39°4′26.92″N 94°39′39.33″W / 39.0741444°N 94.6609250°W / 39.0741444; -94.6609250
86000919
Argentine
Kansas City, Kansas
Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
Rose and Peterson (Architects)
National Register of Historic Places
Kansas City, Kansas USD 500
limestone
Classical Revival
"National Register Information System"
National Register of Historic Places
National Park Service
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Argentine Carnegie Library / Argentine Branch Library"
National Park Service
four photos from 1985
"Old Carnegie Library turns 101"
the original
"Argentine"
the original



"Argentine residents ready to unveil a new library"
Kansas City Star

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