Ricks Memorial Library

Ricks Memorial Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ricks Memorial Library in 2022
32°50′55″N 90°24′43″W / 32.84861°N 90.41194°W / 32.84861; -90.41194
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1900 (1900)
Architect	Alfred Zucker
Architectural style	Beaux Arts
NRHP reference No.	75001062[1]
Added to NRHP	September 18, 1975

The B.S. Ricks Memorial Library is a historic library in Yazoo City, Mississippi. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on September 18, 1975. It is located at 310 North Main Street. The library was founded in 1838 as a membership library. In 1900 Fannie Ricks helped fund construction of the B. S. Ricks Memorial Library building, named after her late husband General B.S. Ricks. It opened in 1901 and had its formal dedication on January 1, 1902. It remains in use.^[2]

It is located at coordinates: 32°50′55″N 90°24′43″W / 32.848611°N 90.411944°W / 32.848611; -90.411944

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Yazoo County, Mississippi

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