Famous architect designs Columbus Carnegie Library

The architect hired to design the Columbus Library in 1912 was George P. Washburn of Ottawa was one of the leading architects in the state at the turn of the century.He studied architecture in Quincy, Illinois aton’ Bryant & Stratton’s Commercial College and came to Kansas in 1870.He worked in Kansas City Missouri as a carpenter and architect for a time before setting up h...

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