The Carnegie Public Library in Buffalo, Wyoming was built in 1909 adjacent to the Johnson County Courthouse in the Neoclassical style. Andrew Carnegie provided $12,500 to build a library in Buffalo, contingent upon the provision of a site and $1250 a year for maintenance. A portion of the county courthouse grounds was donated as the site. The building consists of a raised main floor and a large basement level. The rough-faced ashlar masonry features contrasting quoins and belt courses. The facade is arranged as a porch with two slender Norman-style columns in antis. A semicircular apse projects from the north side of the building.[2]
Jim Gatchell Memorial Museumedit
In the late 1980s the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum acquired and moved into the library.[3] The original museum was founded 1957 and focuses on Johnson County and frontier history. The museum's dioramas feature historic events and life along the Bozeman Trail, including the Wagon Box Fight, the Johnson County War between ranchers in the 1890s, the siege at the TA Ranch and a view of Buffalo's Main Street in 1894. Artifacts include frontier and military weapons, wagons, Native American artifacts, ranching gear, and household and historic items. The grounds include a two-room furnished log cabin.
^Dillinger, James F. (June 15, 1975). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form: Carnegie Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved September 18, 2009.
gatchell, memorial, museum, american, west, museum, buffalo, wyoming, housed, 1909, carnegie, library, building, carnegie, public, libraryu, national, register, historic, placesshow, wyomingshow, united, stateslocationbuffalo, wyomingcoordinates44, 34806, 6994. The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum is an American West museum in Buffalo Wyoming housed in a 1909 Carnegie Library building Carnegie Public LibraryU S National Register of Historic PlacesJim Gatchell Memorial MuseumShow map of WyomingShow map of the United StatesLocationBuffalo WyomingCoordinates44 20 53 N 106 41 58 W 44 34806 N 106 69944 W 44 34806 106 69944Built1909ArchitectW M ButlerArchitectural styleClassical RevivalNRHP reference No 76001949 1 Added to NRHPNovember 7 1976 Contents 1 Building history 2 Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum 3 References 4 External linksBuilding history editThe Carnegie Public Library in Buffalo Wyoming was built in 1909 adjacent to the Johnson County Courthouse in the Neoclassical style Andrew Carnegie provided 12 500 to build a library in Buffalo contingent upon the provision of a site and 1250 a year for maintenance A portion of the county courthouse grounds was donated as the site The building consists of a raised main floor and a large basement level The rough faced ashlar masonry features contrasting quoins and belt courses The facade is arranged as a porch with two slender Norman style columns in antis A semicircular apse projects from the north side of the building 2 Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum editIn the late 1980s the Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum acquired and moved into the library 3 The original museum was founded 1957 and focuses on Johnson County and frontier history The museum s dioramas feature historic events and life along the Bozeman Trail including the Wagon Box Fight the Johnson County War between ranchers in the 1890s the siege at the TA Ranch and a view of Buffalo s Main Street in 1894 Artifacts include frontier and military weapons wagons Native American artifacts ranching gear and household and historic items The grounds include a two room furnished log cabin The Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums References edit National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 Dillinger James F June 15 1975 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form Carnegie Public Library National Park Service Retrieved September 18 2009 http www billingsgazette net articles 2007 01 16 news wyoming 30 museum txt rating true Billings Gazette Little museum with big reputation marks 50 years January 16 2007External links editJim Gatchell Memorial Museum official site Images of the Carnegie Library at the NPS Focus site Carnegie Public Library at the Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office nbsp This article about a library related building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a property in Wyoming on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Wyoming museum related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jim Gatchell Memorial Museum amp oldid 1203935367, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
