Dublin in Laurens County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)

Carnegie Library

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022

1. Carnegie Library Marker

Inscription. This property has been
placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1904.

Location. 32° 32.321′ N, 82° 54.49′ W. Marker is in Dublin, Georgia, in Laurens County. It is on Bellevue Avenue (U.S. 80) west of Monroe Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dublin GA 31021, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Georgia’s Coastal Plain. It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within

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9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Captain Hardy Smith House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Where the Dream Began (approx. ¼ mile away); Martin Luther King, Jr.'s First Public Speech (approx. ¼ mile away); Laurens County Honor Roll (approx. ¼ mile away); Laurens County (approx. ¼ mile away); Jefferson Davis (approx. 1.1 miles away); a different marker also named Jefferson Davis (approx. 1.1 miles away); Vallombrosa Plantation of Governor George Michael Troup (approx. 8½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dublin.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Governor Troup's Home (was approx. 6.3 miles away but has been confirmed missing).

Regarding Carnegie Library. Excerpt from the National Register nomination:

In the early 1900's Dr. J. B. Duggan, Hal M. Stanley, and J. C. Wardlow petitioned Mr. Andrew Carnegie, noted philanthropist and patron of the literary world, for financial assistance in providing a free library for Dublin, Georgia. Mr. Carnegie honored this request with a gift of $10,000. In 1903 the city council introduced an ordinance accepting Mr. Carnegie's offer.

The
Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 7, 2022

2. Carnegie Library Marker
architectural firm of Morgan and Dillon of Atlanta was chosen. Thomas H. Morgan, known as the "dean" of Atlanta architecture at the time of his retirement in 1930, was originally from New York state and came to Atlanta in 1876, working first with the firm of Parkings and Bruce. Between 1904 and 1919 he was associated with John Robert Dillon, who was born and educated in Chicago. Morgan is credited with having designed more of the early commercial buildings in Atlanta than any other architect. …

Also see . . . Carnegie Library (PDF). National Register nomination submitted for the buildings, which was listed in 1975. (National Archives) (Submitted on May 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 13, 2022. It was originally submitted on May 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 235 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 13, 2022, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.