Brainerd Public Library
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The historic Brainerd Public Library is a Carnegie library
Carnegie library
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...

 built in 1904. The building is located at 206 7th Street North in Brainerd
Brainerd, Minnesota
Brainerd is a city in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 13,590 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Crow Wing County and one of the largest cities in Central Minnesota...

, Minnesota and is in the Classical Revival architectural style using granite and brick. The facade 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.
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