George P. Washburn, a prominent Kansas architect who lived in Ottawa, designed the library in a free classical style.

The two-story yellow brick building has a limestone foundation and a hipped roof.

The building's main entrance has a two-story portico with classical ornamentation, and the rear features a hemicycle.

[1] It is also part of the Historic Ottawa Central Business District, which is also listed on the National Register.

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