Richland Township in Kalamazoo County, Michigan — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Community Library

Registered Michigan Historic Site

Photographed by Duane Hall, September 17, 2013

1. Community Library Marker

Inscription. The Ladies Library Association raised the funds to build this Classical Revival style building, which was completed in 1910. After serving as a private library for thirty-eight years, it was sold first to the Richland Rural Agricultural School (1948) and then to the First Presbyterian Church (1959). In 1981 the Richland Community Library Board purchased it. Through a community fund-raising campaign, the building was renovated and became the public library for Richland Township in 1983.

Erected 1987 by Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1189A.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Charity & Public Work • Education • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Michigan Historical Commission series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 42° 22.629′ N, 85° 27.373′ W. Marker is in Richland, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. It is in Richland Township. It is on Park Street west of N. 32nd Street (Michigan Highway 43), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is

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at or near this postal address: 8951 Park Street, Richland MI 49083, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southwest Michigan.

It is also in the American Midwest

and on the Great Lakes.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dr. Richard Kik (a few steps from this marker); The First Presbyterian Church (a few steps from this marker); First Religious Service in Kalamazoo County (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Richland Veterans Memorial (about 300 feet away); W.K. Kellogg House (approx. 3.4 miles away); Thomas’ Mills (approx. 3.7 miles away); Welcome to the W.K. Kellogg Bird Sanctuary (approx. 3.8 miles away); Barn Theatre (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richland.

Richland Community Library image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane Hall, September 17, 2013

2. Richland Community Library

Photographed by Duane Hall, September 17, 2013

3. Richland Community Library

Marker is to the right of the library entrance

Credits. This page was last revised on August 6, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas. This page has been viewed 626 times since then and 46 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.