Lawrenceville in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Lawrenceville Branch

— Historic Landmark —

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

1. Lawrenceville Branch Marker

Inscription.
Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
1898
Alden & Harlow, Architects

Erected by Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Notable Buildings. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries, and the Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1898.

Location. 40° 28.048′ N, 79° 57.545′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Lawrenceville. It is on Fisk Street south of Davison Street, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 279 Fisk Street, Pittsburgh PA 15201, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Northeast,

in the Mid-Atlantic,

in the Ohio River Valley,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

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and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Allegheny Arsenal (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Allegheny Arsenal (about 400 feet away); Soldiers and Sailors of the War of 1812 (about 500 feet away); Safe Haven Denied at Allegheny Arsenal (approx. 0.2 miles away); Johnny Unitas (approx. 0.2 miles away); December 30, 1753 (approx. ¼ mile away); St. Mary's Church 1873-74 (approx. ¼ mile away); Shannopin Town (approx. 0.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pittsburgh.

Regarding Lawrenceville Branch. The Lawrenceville Branch of the Carnegie Library was the second library in the Pittsburgh city system to open, following the Main Branch. It was also the sixth Carnegie funded library to open in America and the very first to have the new revolutionary policy of open or self-service shelves. The first five libraries to open in America, as well as the seventh, Carnegie Library of Homestead, which opened six months after Lawrenceville, were originally closed stack libraries where a

Lawrenceville Branch and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 21, 2024

2. Lawrenceville Branch and Marker

The marker is located at the far right end of the library.

clerk was needed to fetch books for the patrons. The eighth to open in America, the West End Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, opened January 31, 1899, would also have open stacks. It was also the first library to have a dedicated Children's room. It was designated a Pittsburgh Historic Landmark in 1988.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on October 27, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 203 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 27, 2024, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.