Cordell Carnegie Public Library

Cordell Carnegie Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The library, now a museum, in 2015.
Location	105 E. First St., Cordell, Oklahoma
Coordinates	35°17′33″N 98°59′22″W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1912 (1912)
Built by	Bass, D.C.
Architect	Crowell, A.A.
Architectural style	Mission Revival, Spanish Colonial Revival
NRHP reference No.	89001966
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1989

The Cordell Carnegie Public Library is a historic Carnegie library located at 105 E. First St. in New Cordell, Oklahoma. The library was built in 1911 through a $10,000 grant from the Carnegie foundation; New Cordell's Commercial Club, which had opened a reading room the previous year, solicited the grant. Architect A. A. Crowell designed the library in the Mission Revival style; several of its elements reflect the emerging Spanish Colonial Revival style. The building's curved parapet walls, exposed rafters, and original red tile roof are all characteristic Mission Revival elements; its segmental arches, sunburst moldings, and ornamental ironwork resemble Spanish Colonial Revival work. The library was the only one in Washita County until the 1960s; it also served as a community center and was regularly used by local schools. In 1982, a new library opened in New Cordell, and the old building became the Washita County Historical Museum.

The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 13, 1989. It is part of the New Cordell Courthouse Square Historic District, which is also listed on the National Register.