Kanab Library | |
 The library in 2017 | |
| Location | 600 South 100 East, Kanab, Utah |
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| Coordinates | 37°02′55″N 112°31′15″W / 37.04861°N 112.52083°W / 37.04861; -112.52083 (Kanab Library) |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1939 (1939) |
| Built by | Mark E. Pope |
| Architect | Carson Fordham Wells, Jr. |
| Architectural style | Prairie School, Art Deco |
| MPS | Public Works Buildings TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 950010671 |
| Added to NRHP | September 7, 1995 |
The Kanab Library is a historic building in Kanab, Utah. It was built by Mark E. Pope in 1939-1940 as a Works Progress Administration project to house the public library initially established in 1915, and designed in the Prairie School and Art Deco styles by architect Carson Fordham Wells, Jr.2 It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since September 7, 1995.1 Since 2023, the building has housed the Kanab Museum, which interprets the cultural and historical development of Kanab and Kane County region.
References
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- Utah State Historic Preservation Office Staff (July 1995). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kanab Library". National Park Service. Retrieved October 25, 2019. With accompanying pictures