Cadillac Public Library

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Wexford County Historical Society Museum
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Location127 Beech St., Cadillac, Michigan
Coordinates 44°15′7″N85°23′55″W / 44.25194°N 85.39861°W / 44.25194; -85.39861 Coordinates: 44°15′7″N85°23′55″W / 44.25194°N 85.39861°W / 44.25194; -85.39861
Arealess than one acre
Built1906 (1906)
Built byFreuchtel Construction Company
ArchitectScheurmann & Merriam Architects
Architectural style Classical Revival
NRHP reference No. 07001020 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPSeptember 28, 2007
Designated MSHSNovember 2, 1980 [2]

The Cadillac Carnegie Public Library, now the Wexford County Historical Society Museum, was constructed as a Carnegie Library located at 127 Beech Street in Cadillac, Michigan. It was designated a Michigan State Historic Site in 1980 [2] and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. [1]

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History

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Michigan state historic marker

In 1903, the Andrew Carnegie Foundation agreed to donate $15,000 toward the cost of a new library in Cadillac, subject to the community raising matching funds. [3] The Cadillac Literary Society matched the funds, [2] and in 1904 Scheurmann & Merriam Architects of Saginaw, Michigan were selected to design the building, and Freuchtel Construction Company was selected to be the building contractor. [3] The library was completed in 1906 at a cost of $30,000. [2] The building served as a public library until 1969.

After that time, it was used by the Cadillac Police Department until 1977, after which it was considered for demolition. [3] The city accepted the Wexford County Historical Society's proposal to use the building as a museum, and it became the Wexford County Historical Society Museum. [2]

Description

The Cadillac Public Library is a single story polygonal Classical Revival brick building sitting on a raised stone foundation. [2] It has a shallow-pitched hip roof with a low-pitched dome. The entryway in through a simple door flanked by Ionic columns and surmounted with a semi-circular window. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Cadillac Public Library". Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Historic Sites Online. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved October 25, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 About Us, Wexford County Historical Society Museum, retrieved October 25, 2013