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.
Located at 101 West Church Street, this Carnegie library was built in 1916 using the designs of Thomas Harding. The structure was individually placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. It is also a contributing property to the Moose Addition Neighborhood Historic District, listed in 2013 and expanded in 2015.
Andrew Carnegie donated $50,000 for the construction of this library in 1901. When it was completed the total cost was $62,445 including the land. Thousands of people came to the grand opening on December 5, 1902. Among the library’s features are two marble stairways.
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/
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Here is the Marshalltown Library as it looked in 2001. It is no longer used as a library but is still used by the city. Such a wonderful gift, 99 such gifts were given to the state of Iowa by Andrew Carnegie.
Located at the intersection of West 2nd and North Walnut in historic downtown Grand Island, this former Carnegie library was erected in 1903. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.
One of 24 Carnegie Libraries built in Georgia, Rome's was in use until 1988. It is now home to the Historic Preservation Commission and several government offices. Between the Rivers Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
Granted in 1914 and built in 1916, this former Carnegie library was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
This still serves as Eatonton's public library. Eatonton Historic District, National Register of Historic Places
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.
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Carnegie Library (1914)
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Established in 1896, the Waterloo Public Library began in two rented rooms, one on each side of the Cedar River. Controversy followed Andrew Carnegie's $30,000 donation for a new library facility, ...
nrhp # 86002107- The Guilford Memorial Library is the public library of Guilford, Maine, USA. It is located at the junction of Library and Water Streets, in a small architecturally distinguished Renaissance Revival structure designed by Frank A. Patterson and built in 1908 with funding assistance from Andrew Carnegie. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.[1] The library is one of the only libraries in Maine designated as a "Star Library" by Library Journal. from Wikipedia
100 W. North St., Greenfield Indiana was once home to 164 Carnegie-funded libraries--the most of any state in the country. But as libraries outgrew their historic buildings, fondness for the architectural gems have inspired creative new uses. Today, Greenfield's 1908 Carnegie library satisfies patrons' cravings for steak and salmon instead of Shakespeare and Dickens. Converted to a restaurant in 1999, Carnegie's maintains the Neoclassical building's charm, serving Italian-inspired cuisine in a room where James Whitcomb Riley reportedly once read to local children. Learn more at www.carnegiesrestaurant.blogspot.com/ Photo by Lee Lewellen
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.
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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...
