Monte_Vista_Library

Monte Vista Library

Monte Vista Library

United States historic place

The Monte Vista Library, at 110 Jefferson St. in Monte Vista, Colorado, was built in 1895. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...

It was the result of efforts started by the Women's Literary Club, organized in 1885 "for community improvement and the establishment of a circulating library." The first library operated out of part of a store. The Monte Vista Library Association was incorporated in 1887. In 1894 the entire library collection, along with many city records, were lost in fire.[2]

This building was constructed in 1895. It is a 16 by 22 feet (4.9 m × 6.7 m) building, Early Commercial in style. It served as the town's library and reading room until the town's Carnegie Public Library was opened in 1919.[2]

In 1995 it was in use by the Monte Vista Historical Society.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. [2]
    Peggy Barr; Peg Schall (February 15, 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Monte Vista Library / Monte Vista Historical Society; 5RN514". National Park Service. Retrieved January 18, 2020. With accompanying six photos


Stub icon

This article about a property in Colorado on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Monte_Vista_Library, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.