Carnegie Libraries
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TheJohn B. AndersonMemorial LibraryErected A.D. 1901byAndrew Carnegiein grateful remembranceof Mr. Andersonwho opened his ownprivate libraryfor the working boysofAllegheny City,of whomMr. Carnegie was one.
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Anaheim's first building constructed exclusively for library use was erected in 1908 with a grant of $10,000 from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. The site was purchased with funds raised by popular subscription. This building was designed by Los Angeles arc…
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The Sixth Ward Public Library was funded by a grant from Andrew Carnegie and is the oldest existing Carnegie library building in Madison. It is significant as the work of architects Claude and Starck, and is designed in the Collegiate Gothic style executed …
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The building that today houses the Fort Collins Museum was constructed in 1903, as a public library. Steel magnate Andrew Carnegie provided $12,000 in funds for the construction. Opened to the public on August 24,1904, the Carnegie Library boasted 3,900 boo…
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Constructed 1903-1904This Carnegie Library housed theLawrence Public Library 1904-1972Designed by George A. Berlinghofin the Beaux Arts styleRear addition was a 1937 Works ProgressAdministration project
Andrew Carnegiepresented this buildingto the People…
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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 to Lawren…
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Waupun Wis.has been placed on theNational RegisterofHistoric Placesby the U.S. Dept. of InteriorSept. 4, 1979Wapun Historical Society
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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 Sedgwick County. The columns were originall…
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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 and Bar…
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Entered as aNational Historic PlaceAugust 1987