Ricks Memorial Library

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]

Ricks Memorial Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Ricks Memorial Library in 2022
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Location	310 N. Main Street Yazoo City, Mississippi
Coordinates	32°50′55″N 90°24′43″W
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

See also

Early twentieth-century colorized black-and-white photo

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

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. History Yazoo Library