Greenville in Hunt County, Texas — The American South (West South Central)

Carnegie Library

1904-1954

Photographed by James Hulse, August 14, 2025

1. Carnegie Library Marker

Inscription. Greenville built its first library building, the Carnegie Library, in 1904 with a $15,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie. It conformed to the standard architectural design for Carnegie-funded libraries across the country, with books downstairs and an auditorium on the second floor. The collection grew from a small circulating library started by the Women's Review Club in 1895.

The Carnegie Library closed in 1954, when the city opened a new library on west Lee Street. The Greenville Chamber of Commerce built offices on the former library site in 1955, facing the exterior of their building with the same Cordovan golden shell limestone used in the San Jacinto Battle monument.

Erected by Greenville Main Street.

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

Location. 33° 8.263′ N, 96° 6.427′ W. Marker is in Greenville, Texas, in Hunt County. It is at the intersection of Stonewall Street and Crockett Street, on the left when traveling south on Stonewall Street. The marker is located at the Greenville Chamber of Commerce. Touch for map

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. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2713 Stonewall St, Greenville TX 75402, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Prairies & Lakes Region

and in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Republic of Texas,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: First Baptist Church (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hunt County (about 500 feet away); Water Works (about 600 feet away); Gussie Nell Davis (about 600 feet away); Central Christian Church (about 700 feet away); 1929 Hunt County Courthouse (about 700 feet away); Greenville Beats the Yankees (about 700 feet away); The Seven Courthouses of Hunt County (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Greenville.

Also see . . . Carnegie library. Wikipedia

A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems. 1,689 were built in the United States, 660 in the United Kingdom and Ireland, 125 in Canada, and 25 others in Australia, South Africa, New Zealand, Serbia, Belgium, France, the Caribbean, Mauritius, Malaysia, and Fiji.

(Submitted on August 15, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

The view of the Carnegie Library Marker along the street image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 14, 2025

2. The view of the Carnegie Library Marker along the street

The former site of the Carnegie Library is now the Greenville Chamber of Commerce image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, August 14, 2025

3. The former site of the Carnegie Library is now the Greenville Chamber of Commerce

Credits. This page was last revised on August 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 15, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 108 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 15, 2025, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.