Wichita Central Library
| Wichita Central Library | |
|---|---|
Interactive map of the Wichita Central Library area | |
| General information | |
| Architectural style | Brutalist |
| Location | 223 S. Main Street, Wichita, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37°41′04″N 97°20′20″W / 37.684330°N 97.338896°W |
| Groundbreaking | 1965 |
| Opened | 1967 |
| Closed | 2018 |
| Technical details | |
| Floor area | 90,000 sq ft (8,400 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Schaefer, Schirmer & Eflin |
| Designated | February 2020 |
| Reference no. | 100005629 |
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The Wichita Central Library is a public library building in Downtown Wichita, Kansas. It operated from 1967 to 2018, replacing the Wichita City Carnegie Library Building and replaced by the Wichita Public Library system's Advanced Learning Library. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2020. The library is the first Brutalist-style building constructed in Kansas, and the first of the style in the state nominated to the National Register.