On Jefferson Street east of Madison Street (Iowa Highway 148), on the left when traveling east.
This property is listed in
the National Register of Historic Places
Iowa State Historical Department
Division of Historical Preservation — — Map (db m87033) HM
On Neosho Street at 2nd Street, on the right when traveling west on Neosho Street.
Architecture
Carnegie Free Library est. 1912
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Art
Sunflowers in Coffey County
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Commerce
Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant . . . — — Map (db m50030) HM
On 9th Street at Vermont Street, on the right when traveling west on 9th Street.
Many Lawrence residents, including perhaps Langston Hughes, spent pleasant hours reading and fostering their love of books in this Carnegie Library. As the famous writer and poet wrote:
"...When I was in the second grade, my grandmother took me . . . — — Map (db m54572) HM
On 9th Street at Vermont Street, on the right when traveling west on 9th Street.
Constructed 1903-1904
This Carnegie Library housed the
Lawrence Public Library 1904-1972
Designed by George A. Berlinghof
in the Beaux Arts style
Rear addition was a 1937 Works Progress
Administration project
Andrew Carnegie . . . — — Map (db m54570) HM
On 2nd Avenue at Spruce Street, on the left when traveling north on 2nd Avenue.
This building was constructed in 1907 with the financial assistance of Andrew Carnegie, Steel Magnate and nationally known philanthropist.
Architect: C.W. Squires, Emporia
Builder: William Foley, Dodge City
City Library: 1907 - 1969 . . . — — Map (db m65354) HM
On Main Street south of 5th Street, on the left when traveling south.
This two story Neo-Classical building was built with Andrew Carnegie's grant of $15,000 and was matched by the City with a site and a commitment to devote 10% of the amount of the gift annually for maintenance. The colossal order Ionic columns, . . . — — Map (db m67480) HM
On Main Street at 3rd Street, on the left when traveling south on Main Street.
This building is the
gift of Andrew Carnegie
to the People of Halstead
A.D. 1917
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In honor of all the volunteers
who helped during the
1993 Floods in . . . — — Map (db m81283) HM
On Main Street (State Highway 15) at 2nd Street, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
On April 15, 1903 construction began on this site. The Cottonwood stone, red brick facade and Ionic columns combined to provide a striking addition to Main Street Newton. The two story building was designed by W.W. Rose, and constructed by Reikowski . . . — — Map (db m56851) HM
On 17th Street at Broadway, on the right when traveling south on 17th Street.
This building has been placed on the
National Register of
Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
The Carnegie Building
100 Years of Service
1909 - 2009 — — Map (db m42193) HM
On 5th Street south of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling south.
In 1899 the City of Leavenworth voted a tax levy for a library. Women’s clubs, by library fund raising activities, accumulated $3,000 and steel magnate Andrew Carnegie contributed $30,000. The total was enough to build and equip the facility. . . . — — Map (db m71725) HM
On College of Emporia Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The
John B. Anderson
Memorial Library
Erected A.D. 1901
by
Andrew Carnegie
in grateful remembrance
of Mr. Anderson
who opened his own
private library
for the working boys
of
Allegheny City,
of whom
Mr. Carnegie was . . . — — Map (db m49775) HM
On Poyntz Avenue at 5th Street, on the right when traveling west on Poyntz Avenue.
Between 1881 and 1917 Andrew Carnegie provided funds for 2,509 public libraries in the United States, Canada, and Britain. One of these was this building, which was the Manhattan Public Library from 1904 to 1969, when it became the Courthouse . . . — — Map (db m80797) HM
On 17th Street N at Fairmount Avenue, on the left when traveling east on 17th Street N.
From its beginning as Fairmount College in 1895, Wichita State University has stood, like these columns, “proudly on the hill” – a phrase from the university’s “Alma Mater” referencing the highest point of land in . . . — — Map (db m56257) HM
Lexington Public Library
First library west of the Alleghenies was est. in Lex. in 1795 as a subscription library. The Women's Club of Central Ky. worked for a free public library, and, in 1902, Andrew Carnegie gave $60,000 to build Lex. . . . — — Map (db m35601) HM
On Washington Street at 5th Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.
This site, located in the town's center square, was set aside for public use on the original town plat commissioned by Alexander Fulton in 1805. The building was constructed solely for advancement of culture and learning in 1907 by Caldwell . . . — — Map (db m38292) HM
Near Broadway at Library Street, on the right when traveling north.
[Note: Inscriptions modified from original text for easier reading.]
[Left plaque]
This library building, erected by the Board of Control in 1909 and dedicated to the service of the citizens of Chelsea in 1910, was the gift of . . . — — Map (db m198171) HM
On Center Avenue (State Highway 25) at North Jackson Street, on the right when traveling east on Center Avenue.
After being housed in various buildings since 1869, the east-side branch library found a permanent home thanks to the Carnegie Corporation, local leaders William Clements, James E. Davidson, and Charles R. Wells, and the government and citizens of . . . — — Map (db m198353) HM
On North Matteson Street at York Street, on the left when traveling north on North Matteson Street.
The Bronson library originated in the early 1880s as the Ladies Library Association. In 1888 the township assumed ownership. Built with funds donated by steel tycoon Andrew Carnegie, the Classical Revival Bronson Public Library opened on May 23, . . . — — Map (db m64550) HM
On East Ludington Street at Iron Mountain Street, on the right when traveling west on East Ludington Street.
While in Iron Mountain on Business during 1901, Andrew Carnegie saw the need for a library on the Menominee Iron Range which was then a prospering area. He donated $15,000 for this building. Serving the community for over seventy years, the . . . — — Map (db m106021) HM
On Mitchell Street (County Road 58) at Waukazoo Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Mitchell Street.
When living in Petoskey in 1919, the library was a favorite haunt of Hemingway's and, in December, wearing his Italian cape and Red Cross uniform, he spoke here to the Ladies Aid Society about his World War I experiences. At that event he met the . . . — — Map (db m97891) HM
On W. Shiawassee Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side A Andrew Carnegie credited libraries with opening the "treasures of knowledge and imagination through which youth may ascend." This belief led him to provide funding for more than 1,600 libraries across the United States. Designed by . . . — — Map (db m103324) HM
On West Grand River Avenue (Business Interstate 96) at Center Street, on the left when traveling east on West Grand River Avenue.
The Howell library association originated as the Ladies Library Association in 1875. That year, the ladies began offering books for lending. The need for spacious, permanent quarters grew, and in 1902, for three hundred dollars and railroad . . . — — Map (db m107873) HM
On Macomb Place at Southbound Gratiot Avenue (Michigan Highway 3), on the right when traveling south on Macomb Place.
Mount Clemens Carnegie building was erected in 1904 and was the first Carnegie Library built in Macomb County. It is one out of 1,681 such libraries across the United States financed by Andrew Carnegie, the industrialist and philanthropist. The . . . — — Map (db m85696) HM
On Maple Street at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Maple Street.
In 1885 a group of Manistee Ladies formed the Lakeside Club, whose primary goal was to create a library. In 1902 the club joined forces with the local literary society and successfully campaigned for a public library. The Andrew Carnegie . . . — — Map (db m97376) HM
On Main Street (Michigan Route 53) south of Ervin Street, on the right when traveling south.
In 1914 the Marlette Research Club, composed of women in the community, decided to build a public library for Marlette. The club contacted the Carnegie Corporation for a grant to build the library. In compliance with the Carnegie Corporation’s . . . — — Map (db m154435) HM
In 1902 the city of Port Huron secured money from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to erect a municipal library. Two years later, this grand, Beaux-Arts-style building was completed at a cost of $45,000. Chicago architects Patton and Miller . . . — — Map (db m76105) HM
On North Main Street (Business U.S. 131) at Moore Street, on the right when traveling north on North Main Street.
Built in 1904, this structure served as a public library for seventy-five years. Financed by an Andrew Carnegie grant, it was designed by A.W. Rush & Co. and built by H.V. Snyder & Son. Warren J. Willits donated the site. The exterior pink granite . . . — — Map (db m64547) HM
On S. Kalamazoo Street (State Highway 40) at E. Paw Paw Street, on the right when traveling north on S. Kalamazoo Street.
This building opened as the Paw Paw Public Library on June 26, 1920. Jackson architect Claire Allen designed the library, as well as the nearby county courthouse. Pennsylvania industrialist Andrew Carnegie donated $10,000 toward construction and . . . — — Map (db m68434) HM
Ann Arbor's Carnegie Library (above), serving both the high school and the general public, opened in 1907. It was the only library donated by Andrew Carnegie that was attached to another building.
Earlier, in 1866, thirty-five women had put . . . — — Map (db m177618) HM
On Lincoln Street east of 2nd Avenue North, on the left when traveling east.
This library was donated to Hibbing by Andrew C. Carnegie. Mr. Carnegie was a financier who made his fortune in steel.
The library was finer than many in larger cities. It had all the major books available at the time.
When the building . . . — — Map (db m5184) HM
On Delta Avenue at 1st Street, on the right when traveling north on Delta Avenue.
In 1909 steel magnate Andrew Carnegie was contacted by local women's club member Liliian Waddell about sponsoring a public library. In 1911 the Carnegie Foundation gave $10,000 to the city of Clarksdale to build and equip a public library, with the . . . — — Map (db m89927) HM
On 13th Street at 28th Avenue, on the right when traveling east on 13th Street.
The 13th Street Colored Branch Library, also known as the Carnegie Library for Blacks, opened in 1913 on a site donated by St. Paul Methodist Church. The library was one of twelve segregated libraries funded by Andrew Carnegie. The one-story, red . . . — — Map (db m140955) HM
On North Custer Avenue at 5th Street West, on the right when traveling north on North Custer Avenue.
Hardin women began raising money for a library in 1909. Numerous fundraisers followed, and in 1912 a hundred-book library opened in the home of Walter and Ella Fearis. After the city passed a mill levy in 1914, Walter Fearis wrote library benefactor . . . — — Map (db m189254) HM
On West Main Street (U.S. 87) near 7th Avenue North, on the left when traveling west.
Lewistown's first library opened in 1897 with 269 books in a corner of Mary Hanson's millinery shop. When Mrs. Hanson left town two years later, the collection moved to the office of Elizabeth Peeples, county superintendent of schools. In 1905 . . . — — Map (db m143418) HM
On 2nd Avenue East near 3rd Street East, on the left when traveling south.
Citizens organized the Kalispell Public Library in 1897 and reorganized it as the Free Library a few years later. Holdings included 772 circulating volumes and 269 reference works. In 1900, Kalispell banker J. Harrington Edwards met with the . . . — — Map (db m160430) HM
On State Street near South 3rd Street, on the right when traveling west.
Hamilton’s Ministerial Association opened the first free library in Ravalli County in April 1903 in a room donated by the Ravalli County Bank. Three months later, Hamilton voters levied a one mill tax to support the library, and the enterprise . . . — — Map (db m123589) HM
Near N Street just east of North 7th Street, on the right when traveling west.
has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior December 7, 2007 Dedicated in honor and memory of Steve and Ernestine Eurek Building renovation architect Ray . . . — — Map (db m181167) HM
On South Virginia Street (Nevada Route 430), on the right when traveling north.
In 1895, Washoe County District Attorney, Frank H. Norcross, later a Chief Justice of the Nevada Supreme Court and a Federal Judge, began a drive to establish Nevada’s first free public library in Reno. That year, he persuaded the Nevada Legislature . . . — — Map (db m44215) HM
On Livingston Avenue (New Jersey Route 171) just south of Morris Street, on the right when traveling north.
In 1902, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie offered the City of New Brunswick $50,000 for a new library building. The next year, in November 1903, the building opened to the public. George K. Parsells was the architect who designed and . . . — — Map (db m208910) HM
Near Mother Gaston Boulevard north of Glenmore Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
William Howard (1725-1777) owned the Rising Sun Tavern, also known as the Howard Halfway House because of its location between Brooklyn Village and the town of Jamaica at the intersection of the Bedford and Jamaica Turnpikes (now the corner of . . . — — Map (db m242952) HM
On Glenmore Avenue west of Mother Gaston Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
William Howard (1725-1777) owned the Rising Sun Tavern, also known as the Howard Halfway House because of its location between Brooklyn Village and the town of Jamaica at the intersection of the Bedford and Jamaica Turnpikes (now the corner of . . . — — Map (db m242953) HM
On Main Street (New York State Route 104) at Ashland Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Main Street.
Erected in 1902, this was originally the Library, one of over 2,500 public libraries donated by Andrew Carnegie to communities across America. This great man donated over $350 million of his fortune to various causes incl. this at Niagara. Renovated . . . — — Map (db m86558) HM
On Croton Avenue (New York State Route 133) north of Elizabeth Street, on the left when traveling north.
The Carnegie Library
The Ossining Public Library began in the 1880s as a collection of 700 books located in the School Superintendent's Office at the Park School; it was housed at various locations over the next few years. Looking . . . — — Map (db m193224) HM
On Broadway North at 4th Avenue North, on the right when traveling south on Broadway North.
Roberts Commons, or as the locals call it, RoCo, is the first mixed-use parking garage in Downtown Fargo. The Carnegie Public Library once stood at the site and during excavation for Roberts Commons, the brick foundation of the library was . . . — — Map (db m240298) HM
On East Birdsall Street at North South Street (U.S. 68), on the right when traveling east on East Birdsall Street.
The Wilmington Public Library of Clinton County, one of 111 Carnegie libraries in Ohio, opened its doors to readers on June 30, 1904. A $12,500 gift from steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie financed construction of the original . . . — — Map (db m225374) HM
On East 4th Street, 0 miles west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west.
At the beginning of the Twentieth Century, Andrew Carnegie, who spent time with relatives in East Liverpool during his childhood, donated $50,000 toward the construction of a public library. The building was dedicated on May 8, 1902.
In the 1990's . . . — — Map (db m44150) HM
On Front Street (Ohio Route 237) 0.2 miles north of Bagley Road (Ohio Route 237).
In 1845, Baldwin Institute, one of the first schools in the area open to all students regardless of gender, race, or creed, was chartered. The wealth generated by the sandstone and grindstone industries of Berea allowed John Baldwin to found the . . . — — Map (db m3536) HM
On Columbus Street (Ohio Route 256) at Center Street / Lockville Road, on the right when traveling east on Columbus Street.
This Carnegie Library was built in 1916 with funds from the Carnegie Corporation. It was constructed and furnished from a Carnegie Corporation grant of $10,000. Pickerington was one of the smallest of the 1,946 communities in the . . . — — Map (db m17432) HM
On Library Park North, on the right when traveling east.
Columbus Main Library. The first tax supported free public library in Columbus was formed in 1873 and housed in City Hall. In 1901, City Librarian John Pugh petitioned Andrew Carnegie for funding and was granted $200,000. In 1903, the Swayne . . . — — Map (db m12927) HM
On Maplewood Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
This neoclassical structure, a combination of Federalism and Great Reunion, was a gift of Andrew Carnegie to Wilberforce University. It was built in 1907 and was remodeled and enlarged in 1938. The building provided general reading, reference, . . . — — Map (db m14062) HM
On 4th Street at Slack Street, on the right when traveling east on 4th Street.
Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919). Andrew Carnegie was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. He immigrated to Allegheny City Pennsylvania with his family when he was 13. While operating the telegraphs for the Pennsylvania Railroad, Carnegie perceived the . . . — — Map (db m62959) HM
On S. Main Street at E. Harrison Street, on the left when traveling south on S. Main Street.
In 1912, the president of the Public Library Association in Paulding requested funding from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to building a library in Paulding. At first the Carnegie Corporation of New York refused, stating that it only provided . . . — — Map (db m69012) HM
On Paint Street, on the right when traveling south.
[Marker Front]:
Born in Chillicothe in 1872, Burton Stevenson's life was devoted to the written word as a prolific author and anthologist, and as a librarian. Following stints as a journalist while a student at Princeton University and then . . . — — Map (db m14683) HM
On 3rd Street at Cleveland Avenue SW, on the right when traveling east on 3rd Street.
Built with funds from steel magnate Andrew Carnegie, the Carnegie Library was designed in 1904 by Canton architect Guy Tilden and opened to the public in 1905.
This magnificent structure served as the Canton Public Library until 1972. Thanks to . . . — — Map (db m124399) HM
Side A: Lebanon Library
Andrew Carnegie gave Lebanon $10,000 in 1906 for the construction of a library if the town would provide at least $1,000 a year for its upkeep. Money for the books and furnishings was given by Lebanon's own William E. . . . — — Map (db m24779) HM
On East Oklahoma Avenue east of North Ash Street, on the left when traveling east.
Built in 1902 with a grant of $25,000 from Andrew Carnegie, it housed the first tax-supported library in Oklahoma. It was the site of the inaugurations of Territorial Governor Frank Frantz in 1905 and 1st State Governor, Charles N. Haskell, in 1907. . . . — — Map (db m141936) HM
This is the first Carnegie Library in Okla. Frank Frantz, last Territorial Governor and Charles Haskell, first State Governor were inaugurated on the steps here. The mock wedding of Miss Indian Territory and Mr. Oklahoma Territory was here. The . . . — — Map (db m141939) HM
On North Main Street near Northwest Bailey Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Currently used as the Pendleton Center for the Arts, this structure was built with $25,000 of endowment money from the Carnegie Foundation plus funds from the County for use as the Umatilla County Library. The architect was Folger Johnson of . . . — — Map (db m111853) HM
On East 4th Street near Washington Street, on the left when traveling west.
Dedicated in September, 1910, this classical-style brick structure was one of many throughout Oregon and Washington constructed with grant assistance from the Carnegie Foundation during 1898-1916. In 1912, by contract with the Wasco County Court for . . . — — Map (db m112163) HM
On Library Street at Maple Way when traveling south on Library Street.
Braddock Carnegie
Library
has been designated a
National Historic Landmark
This site possesses national significance
In commemorating the history of the
United States of America
Built in 1888-1889 and dedicated March 30, . . . — — Map (db m99024) HM
On 10th Street, 0.1 miles west of Andrew Street, on the left when traveling west.
Carnegie Library opened here 1898. Host to athletic club that included world-renowned swimmers. Coached by Jack Scarry, Olympic medal winners were Susan Laird and Jo McKim, 1928, and Lenore Kight Wingard, 1932 and 1936. Anna Mae Gorman competed in . . . — — Map (db m44870) HM
A poor Scottish immigrant, Carnegie became a millionaire steel magnate and proponent of the "Gospel of Wealth." Seeking to benefit society with his fortune, he built over 2,500 libraries and endowed institutions advancing education and peace. — — Map (db m40875) HM
On Seventh Avenue (Pennsylvania Route 18) at 13th Street on Seventh Avenue.
Constructed in 1903 as the County's first library building. The building funds were furnished by an Andrew Carnegie grant and the site and maintenance by the citizens of Beaver Falls and the Big Beaver Falls School District. — — Map (db m135) HM
On Pattee Mall west of Pollock Road, on the left when traveling west.
Completed in 1904 with a gift from Penn State trustee and industrialist Andrew Carnegie, it was the university's first library building. It typefies more than 2,000 college and community libraries built with donations from Carnegie. — — Map (db m134773) HM
On East South Street just west of South Carnegie Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
This Property Has Been Placed On The National Register of Historic Places By the United States Department of the Interior Placed by the Connellsville Area Historical Society — — Map (db m195499) HM
On South Pittsburgh Street just north of Baldwin Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Carnegie Library Carnegie Free Library, a magnificent building, was built in 1903 with funding donated by Andrew Carnegie. It is of Ohio buff stone and is in the Italian Renaissance style. There is an auditorium on the second . . . — — Map (db m217192) HM
On East Wyoming Avenue at "B" Street on East Wyoming Avenue.
The last library funded by noted philanthropist Andrew Carnegie opened here October 30, 1930, as the Wyoming Avenue Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia. Pittsburgh industrialist Carnegie endowed more than 2,500 libraries worldwide, including . . . — — Map (db m82918) HM
On Linden Avenue at State Road, on the right when traveling south on Linden Avenue.
Philadelphia's industrial might and its location along the Delaware River earned it the title "Workshop of the World." For the earliest inhabitants, the river provided food. Industry used it later for transportation and as a convenient sewer. . . . — — Map (db m194938) HM
On Pennypack Path, 0.5 miles south of State Road, on the right when traveling east.
Philadelphia's industrial might and its location along the Delaware River earned it the title "Workshop of the World." For the earliest inhabitants, the river provided food. Industry used it later for transportation and as a convenient sewer. . . . — — Map (db m194937) HM
On K&T Trail at Levick Street, on the right when traveling east on K&T Trail.
The Delaware River has shaped the culture and economy of Philadelphia for centuries. The area's first residents, the Lenni Lenapi, came here to fish and hunt. European immigrants arrived in the mid-1500s. They built factory towns connected to the . . . — — Map (db m194933) HM
On K&T Trail north of Walbach Street, on the right when traveling north.
The Delaware River has shaped the culture and economy of Philadelphia for centuries. The area's first residents, the Lenni Lenapi, came here to fish and hunt. European immigrants arrived in the mid-1500s. They built factory towns connected to the . . . — — Map (db m240200) HM
On North Shirley Avenue, on the left when traveling east.
Honea Path is the smallest town of the fourteen South Carolina communities with libraries funded by the Andrew Carnegie Foundation. Dr. John Wright, Mayor John Humbert, and Miss Jennie Erwin were leaders in obtaining the $5000 grant. The Honea . . . — — Map (db m10759) HM
On Craven Street at Carteret Street (Business U.S. 21), on the left when traveling east on Craven Street.
Built in 1917-18, this was one of fourteen libraries constructed in S.C. with funding from the Carnegie Corporation. It was built at the urging of the Clover Club, a local women's literary group who in 1902 began a small subscription library. The . . . — — Map (db m223614) HM
On North Limestone Street (State Highway 150), on the right when traveling north.
This Classical Revival building, built in 1913-14 and designed by Arthur W. Hamby, was one of 14 public libraries built in S.C. between 1903 and 1916 with funding from Andrew Carnegie and Carnegie Foundation. A 1938 addition compatible to the . . . — — Map (db m7307) HM
On West Main Street near South Marion Street, on the right when traveling west.
Andrew Carnegie was born in Scotland in 1835 as the Industrial Revolution was sweeping across Great Britian. Seeking a better life his family arrived in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania while Andrew was a small child. From a bobbin boy in a cotton mill . . . — — Map (db m45146) HM
