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'''Dwight T. Parker Public Library''' is a [[public library]] in [[Fennimore, Wisconsin]]. The building was constructed in 1923 to house the city's library, which had previously been based in a Methodist church and the Old Fennimore House. Dwight T. Parker, a local banker, funded the library. The architectural firm [[Claude & Starck]] designed the structure in a mixture of the [[Mediterranean Revival architecture|Mediterranean Revival]] and [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] styles; the brick building features [[terra cotta]] ornamentation and a tile roof.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parker, Dwight T., Public Library|url=http://preview.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Nrc:id-4294966367%7cid-5,N:4294963828-4294963813&dsNavOnly=N:4294966362&dsRecordDetails=R:NR1927|work=National Register or State Register|publisher=[[Wisconsin Historical Society]]|accessdate=January 31, 2013}}</ref>
'''Dwight T. Parker Public Library''' is a [[public library]] in [[Fennimore, Wisconsin]]. The building was constructed in 1923 to house the city's library, which had previously been based in a Methodist church and the Old Fennimore House. Dwight T. Parker, a local banker, funded the library. The architectural firm [[Claude & Starck]] designed the structure in a mixture of the [[Mediterranean Revival architecture|Mediterranean Revival]] and [[Neoclassical architecture|neoclassical]] styles; the brick building features [[terra cotta]] ornamentation and a tile roof.<ref>{{cite web|title=Parker, Dwight T., Public Library|url=http://preview.wisconsinhistory.org/Content.aspx?dsNav=Nrc:id-4294966367%7cid-5,N:4294963828-4294963813&dsNavOnly=N:4294966362&dsRecordDetails=R:NR1927|work=National Register or State Register|publisher=[[Wisconsin Historical Society]]|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref>


The library was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on March 10, 1983.<ref name="nris"/>
The library was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on March 10, 1983.<ref name="nris"/>
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Latest revision as of 05:14, 6 August 2023

Dwight T. Parker Public Library
Dwight T. Parker Public Library is located in Wisconsin
Dwight T. Parker Public Library
Dwight T. Parker Public Library is located in the United States
Dwight T. Parker Public Library
Location925 Lincoln Ave., Fennimore, Wisconsin
Coordinates42°59′0″N 90°39′18″W / 42.98333°N 90.65500°W / 42.98333; -90.65500
Arealess than one acre
Built1923 (1923)
ArchitectClaude & Starck
Architectural styleMediterranean Revival, Neoclassical
NRHP reference No.83003398[1]
Added to NRHPMarch 10, 1983

Dwight T. Parker Public Library is a public library in Fennimore, Wisconsin. The building was constructed in 1923 to house the city's library, which had previously been based in a Methodist church and the Old Fennimore House. Dwight T. Parker, a local banker, funded the library. The architectural firm Claude & Starck designed the structure in a mixture of the Mediterranean Revival and neoclassical styles; the brick building features terra cotta ornamentation and a tile roof.[2]

The library was added to the National Register of Historic Places on March 10, 1983.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Parker, Dwight T., Public Library". National Register or State Register. Wisconsin Historical Society. Retrieved January 31, 2013.
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