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.
Community Library. Registered Michigan Historic Site. 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.
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.)
Location. 42° 22.629′ N, 85° 27.373′ W. Marker is in Richland, Michigan, in Kalamazoo County. It is in Richland Township. Marker is on Park Street west of N. 32nd Street (Michigan Highway 43), on the right when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 8951 Park Street, Richland MI 49083, United States of America. Touch for directions.
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
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 408 times since then and 25 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on September 26, 2013, by Duane Hall of Abilene, Texas.
