- City:
- Syracuse, NE
- Site Type:
- Libraries, Education and Health
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civil Works Administration (CWA), Work Relief Programs
- Started:
- 1933
- Completed:
- 1934
- Quality of Information:
- Good
- Marked:
- Unknown
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
The Civil Works Administration (CWA) constructed the former Syracuse Public Library in Syracuse, NE. The town had applied for Public Works Administration funds for a new library building, but the application was not granted. The town purchased and demolished the Syracuse Congregational Church and the new building that replaced it became the public library. The library held 4,000 volumes in 1934. The government funds for labor and materials amounted to $1,908.75.
The building is located at the northwest corner of Plum St. and 6th St.
Source notes
https://nlc.nebraska.gov/history/centennial/1900s/19301939/CWAlibraries.pdf
Site originally submitted by Barbara Pendleton on July 17, 2022.
Additional contributions by Evan Kalish.
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