Carnegie Library at 203 N. Main in Newton Kansas. Built in 1903 and is one of 59 libraries built in Kansas by grants from Andrew Carnegie. Newton's grant was $16,000. In 1973 it became the Harvey County Historical Museum. National Register #74000840. Added in 1974. For more information (Building is #2): www.thenewtonchamber.org/content/view/51/79/
Hutchinson Carnegie Library Building at 427 N. Main in Hutchinson Kansas. Built from 1903-1904 and the grant was $16,000. National Register #87000968. Added in 1987.
Located at 4th and Walnut Streets, this Eclectic structure was erected in 1910, using the designs of Patton and Miller. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. Pittsburg is home to roughly 20,000 people and Pittsburg State University. It is located in the southeastern corner of the state.
The old Carnegie Library
Carnegie Libraries
The Carnegie Library of Wichita, Kansas dates back to 1914 and served as the city's library until 1967. The development of this Beaux-Arts style facility was paid for, in part, with a $75,000 contribution from famous steel magnate Andrew Carnegie who funded the construction of nearly 1700 libraries across the US. Today, it is owned and operated by Fidelity Bank (its main building is visible on the right side of this image). According to a staff member in the county historical museum next door, Fidelity Bank can be credited for investing considerable sums of money (~$3.9M) toward the restoration and maintenance of this historic structure.
If you like this post click on the buttons to share with your friendsThe first week of April is Library week. Michigan has many beautiful libraries and I put together a list of some of my favorite Carnegie Libraries. I still love going to my local library to borrow books and do research. Even inRead More...
Andrew Carnegie pledged to give $350,000 to the Toronto Public Library to construct four new library buildings.
M. R. Sandquinst designed this stately Classical Revival Carnegie Library built in 1900-02. It is a National Register of Historic Places property (as of 1986).
Vallejo Carnegie Library ~ such a damn shame the city of vallejo allowed this cherished old historical bldg to be demolished, remnants can be seen in the basement of the Vallejo Naval Historical Museum ~ this is the Library I used to study @ in High School and duck out early to go cruisin' - i can still remember the click-clack and echo of shoes walking across the floors - such a waste.
List of Carnegie libraries in Illinois - Wikipedia
Built in 1915, this Carnegie library is a contributing property to the Okolona Historic District, which was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
In the state of Arkansas, four Carnegie libraries were constructed with Carnegie grants in Fort Smith, Little Rock, Eureka Springs and Morrilton.
In honor of Dewey Decimal Day (December 10), we'll tell you your Dewey Decimal number!
The Library of Congress has just acquired a massive collection of photographs of the nation's libraries
Explore Seth Gaines' 79163 photos on Flickr!
Thorncliffe, 48 Thorncliffe Park Drive, Toronto, M4H 1J7, ON, 416-396-3865
Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a resource beloved by genealogists: the local library—and how thousands were built thanks to Andrew Carnegie.
See vintage and current photos of Cleveland's 15 Carnegie libraries.
