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Brenizer Library

Coordinates: 41°29′04″N 99°45′41″W / 41.48444°N 99.76139°W / 41.48444; -99.76139 (Brenizer Library)
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Brenizer Library
The library in 2010
Brenizer Library is located in Nebraska
Brenizer Library
Brenizer Library is located in the United States
Brenizer Library
Location430 West Center Avenue, Merna, Nebraska
Coordinates41°29′04″N 99°45′41″W / 41.48444°N 99.76139°W / 41.48444; -99.76139 (Brenizer Library)
Arealess than one acre
Built1917 (1917)
Built byC.H. Empfield & Bert Elder
ArchitectClaude W. Way
Architectural stylePrairie School, Classical Revival
NRHP reference No.07000654[1]
Added to NRHPJuly 3, 2007

The Brenizer Library is a historic building in Merna, Nebraska. It was built in 1916-1917 by C.H. Empfield & Bert Elder thanks to a $6,500 donation from homesteader James G. Brenizer, and designed in the Prairie School and Classical Revival styles by architect Claude W. Way.[2] It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since July 3, 2007.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ Jill E. Dolberg (March 12, 2007). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Brenizer Library". National Park Service. Retrieved October 12, 2019. With accompanying pictures