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Carnegie Public Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Carnegie Public Library

Also known as Community Cultural Center

On the National Register since 198046 years
Prairie StyleListed 1980Brookings
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Many listed buildings are private homes. Please enjoy them from the street.

About

About Carnegie Public Library

Carnegie Public Library, at 524 4th St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1980. It was among the first 6 of Brookings’s 29 listings, with one other the same day. The Register lists it for its architecture and social history, at the local level. It describes its style as Prairie Style, as it does for 4 other South Dakota listings. Nine more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isHistoric building in Brookings, South Dakota, United States. From Wikidata (CC0).

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 17 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1915 to today

  1. 1915Built
  2. 1980Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 46 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

524 4th St., Brookings · about 0.3 miles on foot, as the crow flies

DirectionsWalk the tour in Google Maps
  1. 1Carnegie Public LibraryStart here
  2. 2Brookings County CourthouseRenaissance Revival · next door
  3. 3Brookings Central Residential Historic District (Boundary Increase)Renaissance Revival · 0.1 mi on
  4. 4Nick's Hamburger ShopSpanish Colonial Revival · Built 1932 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5Trygstad Law and Commerce BuildingRenaissance Revival · Built 1918 · next door
Around it

14 more Register listings within half a mile

★ National Historic Landmark · D district · B building · S site. Each opens its own page.

DBrookings Commercial Historic District (Additional Documentation)Late 19th and Early 20th Century Commercial0.1 miDSexauer Seed Company Historic DistrictLate 19th and 20th Century American Movements: Commercial Style0.2 miBChicago and Northwestern Railroad DepotBuilding0.2 miBBrookings City HallBeaux Arts Classicism · Built 19120.2 miDBrookings Central Residential Historic DistrictClassical Revival0.2 miBIvan Cobel HouseLate 19th and Early 20th Century American Movements: Craftsman · Built 19200.3 miBGeorge P. Sexauer HouseQueen Anne · Built 19000.4 miBE.E. Haugen HouseColonial Revival0.4 miDBrookings University Residential Historic DistrictQueen Anne0.4 miBW. A. Caldwell HouseNeo-Classical · Built 19020.4 miBG. A. Mathews HouseClassical Revival · Built 18960.4 miBFishback HouseGeorgian Revival · Built 18950.4 miSFishback House (Boundary Increase)Georgian Revival0.4 miStPioneer Park BandshellArt Deco0.5 mi

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Questions about Carnegie Public Library

Is Carnegie Public Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on May 7, 1980 (Register number 80003717).

Is Carnegie Public Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; South Dakota has 7 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Carnegie Public Library?

Our record doesn’t say whether it is open to visitors. Many listed buildings are private, so it may only be seen from the street.

Where can I read the history of Carnegie Public Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 17 MB PDF at the National Archives, linked on this page.

Sources: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places (05/22/2026) · National Archives catalog record 93204406 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.