Allegheny Center in Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
First Free Public Library Building in the United States
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, February 9, 2011
1. First Free Public Library Building in the US plaque
First Free
Public Library Building
in the United States
Donated by
Andrew Carnegie
Supported by
Public Funds
Completed in 1890
Women's Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Erected by Women's Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Charity & Public Work • Education. In addition, it is included in the Carnegie Libraries series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1890.
Location. 40° 27.176′ N, 80° 0.333′ W. Marker is in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in Allegheny County. It is in Allegheny Center. Marker can be reached from Allegheny Square East west of East Ohio Street. Located on right side of the building entrance. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Pittsburgh PA 15212, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. James Hay Reed (within shouting distance of this marker); Buhl Planetarium and Institute of Popular Science (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Taze Russell (within shouting distance of this marker); Old Allegheny Market House (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line);
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Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, February 9, 2011
2. Historic Landmark
The Carnegie Library
of Pittsburgh
Formerly
Carnegie Free Library
Dedicated 1890
Smithmeyer & Pelz, Architects
Pittsburgh History &
Landmarks Foundation
Photographed By Mike Wintermantel, February 9, 2011
3. Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
Photographed By Dabbs, circa 1890
4. North Side Library and Music Hall
Interior of the Music Hall at the Carnegie Free Library and Music Hall in the city of Allegheny, now the North Side section of Pittsburgh.
Courtesy: Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Internet Archive
5. Andrew Carnegie
from The Biographical Dictionary of America, 1906, by Rossiter Johnson.
Internet Archive
6. Carnegie Free Library,
Alleghany, Penn.
Alleghany, Penn.
from The Biographical Dictionary of America, 1906, by Rossiter Johnson.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 24, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 1,092 times since then and 20 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 9, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 4. submitted on June 22, 2011, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 5, 6. submitted on June 19, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
