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Brainerd Public Library

The historic Brainerd Public Library is a Carnegie library built in 1904. The building is located at 206 7th Street North in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States, and is in the Classical Revival architectural style using granite and brick. The façade of the building features a portico with four columns holding up a pedimented gable. Although the building was originally a library, it later was used briefly as an antiques store, and is currently a law office.

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Brainerd Public Library
The former Brainerd Public Library from the southwest
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LocationBrainerd, Minnesota
Coordinates46°21′30.2″N 94°11′56″W / 46.358389°N 94.19889°W / 46.358389; -94.19889
Arealess than one acre
Built19043
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.8000202212
Added to NRHPMay 23, 19803

The historic Brainerd Public Library is a Carnegie library built in 1904.4 The building is located at 206 7th Street North in Brainerd, Minnesota, United States, and is in the Classical Revival architectural style using granite and brick.3 The façade of the building features a portico with four columns holding up a pedimented gable. Although the building was originally a library, it later was used briefly as an antiques store, and is currently a law office.

The Brainerd Public Library is now located at 416 S 5th Street in a building constructed in 1986.4

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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Register of Historic Places". National Park Service. October 16, 2007.
  3. "Brainerd Public Library". Archiplanet. Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved October 16, 2007.
  4. "KRLS Branches - Brainerd Public Library". Archived from the original on September 20, 2008. Retrieved August 16, 2008.