The Yukon Public Library is a brick-and-mortar Colonial Revival structure located in Yukon, Oklahoma. It was the original public library for the city of Yukon, constructed in 1927 for $4,500 raised by the Yukon Ladies Library Club.[3]
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| Location | 512 Elm St., Yukon, Oklahoma |
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| Coordinates | 35°30′24″N 97°45′2″W / 35.50667°N 97.75056°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1927 |
| Built by | F. H. Fash |
| Architect | Sorey & Vahlberg |
| NRHP reference No. | 84002977[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP | February 2, 1984 |
The club continued to financially support and operate the library until 1979, when the city of Yukon assumed responsibility. A new library was constructed and opened in 1980, and the old library building was used as a utility shed and storage. The Yukon Chamber of Commerce currently occupies the building.[4]
It was designed by architects Sorey & Vahlberg of Oklahoma City.[3]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Oklahoma Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office".
- ^ a b Ruth, Kent (February 2, 1984). National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Yukon Public Library (pdf) (Report). National Park Service. With "accompanying three photos from 1983" (pdf).
- ^ "History – Mabel C. Fry Public Library". City of Yukon, Oklahoma. Retrieved May 10, 2016.