Midtown in Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Colored Library Association of Savannah
Photographed By David Seibert, January 19, 2015
1. Colored Library Association of Savannah Marker
Inscription.
Colored Library Association of Savannah. . In 1906, eleven African-American men formed the Colored Library Association of Savannah and established the Library for Colored Citizens. They acquired the original collection from personal libraries and public donations of books and periodicals. In 1913, the Association successfully petitioned the Carnegie Corporation of New York for funds to build a permanent home for the collection. The Carnegie grant program funded construction of thousands of public libraries worldwide. Dedicated in 1914 and completed in 1915, the library was designed by local architect Julian deBruyn Kops and is one of Savannah’s few examples of Prairie School architecture. One of only two Carnegie library projects for African Americans in Georgia, this was the home library to James Alan McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning short story writer and essayist and Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
In 1906, eleven African-American men formed the Colored Library Association of Savannah and established the Library for Colored Citizens. They acquired the original collection from personal libraries and public donations of books and periodicals. In 1913, the Association successfully petitioned the Carnegie Corporation of New York for funds to build a permanent home for the collection. The Carnegie grant program funded construction of thousands of public libraries worldwide. Dedicated in 1914 and completed in 1915, the library was designed by local architect Julian deBruyn Kops and is one of Savannah’s few examples of Prairie School architecture. One of only two Carnegie library projects for African Americans in Georgia, this was the home library to James Alan McPherson, Pulitzer Prize–winning short story writer and essayist and Clarence Thomas, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Erected 2014 by The Georgia Historical Society and the Live Oak Public Libraries. (Marker Number 25-49.)
Location. 32° 3.683′ N, 81° 5.474′ W. Marker is in Savannah
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, Georgia, in Chatham County. It is in Midtown. Marker is at the intersection of East Henry Street and Java Place, on the left when traveling west on East Henry Street. East Henry Street is a One-Way street West from East Broad Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 537 E Henry St, Savannah GA 31401, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia. This page has been viewed 919 times since then and 33 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 13, 2017, by David Seibert of Sandy Springs, Georgia.
