Garland in Box Elder County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Garland Carnegie Library
Utah Historic Site
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, Sept 2020
1. Garland Carnegie Library Marker
Inscription.
Garland Carnegie Library. Utah Historic Site. Built in 1914, the Garland Carnegie Library is one of 23 Carnegie libraries in Utah and one of over 1650 library buildings in the United States that were built by millionaire/philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie donated the entire cost of the building on the condition that the town provide the land, books, librarian, and an annual maintenance budget. Although many small towns found it financially difficult to maintain their new libraries, much less improve their library services, Carnegie libraries were generally beneficial in the communities in which they were built. In addition to providing improved and expanded library services, Carnegie libraries established standards of library operation and building design which were used for many years in the construction of non- Carnegie libraries in other communities. The general contract for the building was awarded to the Newton Company of Ogden, Utah. Architects may have been Watkins and Birch, who designed the similarly-styled Carnegie library in Richmond. Watkins and Birch actively pursued Carnegie library design contracts throughout Utah and designed at least five that were built in Utah. Division of State History N-767
Built in 1914, the Garland Carnegie Library is one of 23 Carnegie libraries in Utah and one
of over 1650 library buildings in the United States that were built by
millionaire/philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie donated the entire cost of the
building on the condition that the town provide the land, books, librarian, and an annual
maintenance budget. Although many small towns found it financially difficult to maintain
their new libraries, much less improve their library services, Carnegie libraries were
generally beneficial in the communities in which they were built. In addition to providing
improved and expanded library services, Carnegie libraries established standards of library
operation and building design which were used for many years in the construction of non-
Carnegie libraries in other communities. The general contract for the building was awarded
to the Newton Company of Ogden, Utah. Architects may have been Watkins and Birch,
who designed the similarly-styled Carnegie library in Richmond. Watkins and Birch
actively pursued Carnegie library design contracts throughout Utah and designed at least
five
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that were built in Utah.
Division of State History
N-767
Erected by Utah Division of History. (Marker Number 767.)
Location. 41° 44.471′ N, 112° 9.822′ W. Marker is in Garland, Utah, in Box Elder County. It is at the intersection of Factory Street and N 100 W, on the right when traveling west on Factory Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 86 West Factory Street, Garland UT 84312, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Utah’s Cache Valley and in the West Desert. It is also in the American Mountain West and in Colorado Plateau. Globally, it is in North America, the Rocky Mountains, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain and also Mexicos Alta California.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are
Credits. This page was last revised on October 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 13, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 76 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos:1, 2. submitted on October 13, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.
