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Mount Pleasant Carnegie Library
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National Register of Historic Places

Mount Pleasant Carnegie Library

On the National Register since 198442 years
Prairie SchoolListed 1984Mount Pleasant
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About Mount Pleasant Carnegie Library

Mount Pleasant Carnegie Library, at 24 E. Main St., was added to the National Register of Historic Places on Oct 25, 1984. It was among the first 11 of Mount Pleasant’s 16 listings. The Register lists it for its education, at the state level. It describes its style as Prairie School, as it does for 58 other Utah listings. It was listed as part of Carnegie Library TR. Ten more Register listings are within a quarter mile.

What it isPublic library in Mt. Pleasant, Utah, USA. From Wikidata (CC0). Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

PDFRead the original nominationThe form that put it on the Register, with its history, photos and a map · 28 MB · National Archives↗
Through the years

1917 to today

  1. 1917Built, designed by Ware & Treganza
  2. 1984Added to the National Register of Historic Places
  3. 2026On the Register for 42 years
Visit

Make it a walk: 5 landmarks in about 10 minutes

24 E. Main St., Mount Pleasant · about 0.4 miles on foot, as the crow flies

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  1. 1Mount Pleasant Carnegie LibraryStart here
  2. 2Mount Pleasant National Guard ArmoryModerne · Built 1936 · next door
  3. 3Mount Pleasant Commercial Historic DistrictVictorian · next door
  4. 4W.D. Candland HouseBuilt 1904 · 0.1 mi on
  5. 5James B. Staker HouseFolk · Built 1880 · 0.1 mi on
Around it

11 more Register listings within half a mile

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

BWilliam Stuart Seeley HouseGreek Revival0.1 miBFrederick C. Jensen HouseSecond Empire · Built 18910.2 miDWasatch AcademyGothic Revival0.2 miBN. S. Neilson House (Additional Documentation)Second Empire · Built 18920.2 miBCyrus Wheelock HouseSquare Cabin · Built 18600.2 miBMount Pleasant High School Mechanical Arts BuildingBuilding0.2 miBAlma Staker HouseGreek Revival · Built 18700.3 miBOle Arilsen HouseFolk · Built 18800.3 miBWatkins-Tholman-Larsen FarmsteadLater Victorian · Built 18700.5 miBJohn H. Seely HouseBuilt 18700.5 miBMorten Rasmussen HouseFederal · Built 18750.5 mi

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Questions about Mount Pleasant Carnegie Library

Is Mount Pleasant Carnegie Library on the National Register of Historic Places?

Yes. It was added on Oct 25, 1984 (Register number 84000152).

Is Mount Pleasant Carnegie Library a National Historic Landmark?

No. It is on the National Register; Utah has 12 National Historic Landmarks.

Can you visit Mount Pleasant Carnegie 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 Mount Pleasant Carnegie Library?

In its National Register nomination, the form that put it on the Register: a 28 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 72000040 · Wikidata. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.