Argentine is a community of Kansas City, Kansas , located in the southern part of Wyandotte County . It is bordered on the west by the Turner community, on the east by the Rosedale community, on the south by Johnson County , and on the north by Armourdale community and by the Kansas River .
14-625: The Argentine Branch Library, sometimes known as the Argentine Carnegie Library is a building located at 2800 Metropolitan Avenue in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas that formerly served as a branch of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library (KCKPL). It was designed by Rose and Peterson (Architects) . It was deemed as one of the KCK's historic landmarks on March 28, 1985. It
28-453: A raised limestone block foundation, with a flat roof. It has a Classical Revival -style pavilion at the main entrance. The building has 7,500-square-foot (700 m ) of space. The library itself was first established in a storefront in 1911 and moved into the Carnegie building in 1917. It has 7,000 square feet (650 m ) of space. By 1998 it was the sole remaining Carnegie library in
42-543: Is J. C. Harmon High School , which opened in 1973 as the fusion of Argentine Senior High School and Rosedale Senior High School. The neighborhood has its own middle school, Argentine Middle School . Kansas City, Kansas Public Library currently operates the South Branch Library in Argentine, with 21,000 square feet (2,000 m ) of space. The name was chosen to reflect that it serves the entire southern region of
56-497: The Argentine Carnegie Library is a building located at 2800 Metropolitan Avenue in the Argentine neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas that formerly served as a branch of the Kansas City, Kansas Public Library (KCKPL). It was designed by Rose and Peterson (Architects) . It was deemed as one of the KCK's historic landmarks on March 28, 1985. It was placed in the Register of Historic Kansas Places on November 23, 1985, and listed on
70-611: The Kansas City metropolitan area ), the grave of Tecumseh 's brother, the Shawnee prophet Tensquatawa at White Feather Spring , Sauer Castle at 945 Shawnee Road, and the Argentine mural located at 30th Street and Metropolitan Avenue. The neighborhood is the location of one of three rail yards on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad , the Argentine Yard . It is in the Kansas City, Kansas School District . Its local high school
84-480: The National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986. The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library has moved the collections and staff from Argentine to the new SOUTH BRANCH, at 3104 Strong Ave., a few blocks to the west and north, which opened Sep 26, 2012. The library has turned over the building to the Kansas City, Kansas USD 500 . The building was built during 1916–1917. It is a one-story brick building on
98-457: The city and not a single neighborhood. It formerly operated the Argentine Carnegie Library which opened in 1911 in a storefront and received its own Carnegie building in 1917. By 1998 it, on the National Register of Historic Places , was the sole remaining Carnegie library in the city. In 2012 the current South Branch opened, and it cost $ 6 million, with a third of it made in fundraisers by local residents. The school district agreed to pay for
112-502: The city enjoyed a considerable amount of economic success for quite some time. When the smeltery finally closed, the city found itself in the throes of an unprecedented financial crisis and began to seek entry to nearby Kansas City in 1907. Although the community was annexed and became the seventh ward of Kansas City, Kansas in 1910, the neighborhood retains its own distinct flavor and personality. Prominent nearby landmarks include Argentine Carnegie Library (the last Carnegie library in
126-431: The city. By 2012 the library had 22 computers. In 2012 the current South Branch opened, with a new name chosen to reflect it serving the entire area of the city. The previous Argentine Library was decommissioned due to difficulties in accommodating disabled people and in rewiring the facility. The Kansas City School District helped pay for the new library and took possession of the old library. This article about
140-571: The old library. This article about a property in Kansas on the National Register of Historic Places is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Argentine, Kansas Argentine was primarily recognized for the prosperous silver smeltery for which it was named. Built on the site of a former Shawnee reservation, the proximity of the railroad, local lumber sources, the smeltery, and in later years, steel manufacturing, meant that
154-399: The rest if residents raised $ 1.5 million to $ 2 million. An old grocery store was demolished to make way for the current library, and the school district took possession of the former library. 39°04′30″N 94°40′21″W / 39.07500°N 94.67250°W / 39.07500; -94.67250 Argentine Carnegie Library The Argentine Branch Library, sometimes known as
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#1732858588951168-418: Was built during 1916–1917. It is a one-story brick building on a raised limestone block foundation, with a flat roof. It has a Classical Revival -style pavilion at the main entrance. The building has 7,500-square-foot (700 m) of space. The library itself was first established in a storefront in 1911 and moved into the Carnegie building in 1917. It has 7,000 square feet (650 m) of space. By 1998 it
182-446: Was placed in the Register of Historic Kansas Places on November 23, 1985, and listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 30, 1986. The Kansas City, Kansas Public Library has moved the collections and staff from Argentine to the new SOUTH BRANCH, at 3104 Strong Ave., a few blocks to the west and north, which opened Sep 26, 2012. The library has turned over the building to the Kansas City, Kansas USD 500 . The building
196-426: Was the sole remaining Carnegie library in the city. By 2012 the library had 22 computers. In 2012 the current South Branch opened, with a new name chosen to reflect it serving the entire area of the city. The previous Argentine Library was decommissioned due to difficulties in accommodating disabled people and in rewiring the facility. The Kansas City School District helped pay for the new library and took possession of
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