List of Carnegie libraries in Georgia

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Georgia provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Georgia, where 24 public libraries were built from 20 grants (totaling $503,756) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1898 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at five institutions (totaling $110,000).

Key

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  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

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Library City or
town 		Image Date
granted[1] 		Grant
amount[1][2] 		Location Notes
1 Albany Albany Jan 9, 1905 $10,700 215 N. Jackson St. NRHP #82002404
2 Americus Americus Apr 23, 1908 $20,000 111 S. Jackson St.
3 Atlanta Main Branch Atlanta Oct 3, 1898 $202,000 126 Carnegie Way, NW The ninth library to in the US to receive a grant from Carnegie and the second after Pittsburgh to have multiple branches commissioned. Demolished in 1977
4 Atlanta South Branch Atlanta Oct 3, 1898 —
5 Atlanta Ann Wallace Branch Atlanta Oct 3, 1898 — 523 Luckie St. NW Now a bank
6 Atlanta Auburn Ave. Branch Atlanta Oct 3, 1898 — 333 Auburn Ave. NE Colored branch during segregation, open 1921–1949. Demolished in 1960
7 Barnesville Barnesville Apr 28, 1909 $10,000 1 Library St. NRHP #86003684
8 Boston Boston Dec 3, 1912 $6,000 250 S Main Street A contributing property to NRHP #07000375
9 Columbus Columbus Apr 26, 1902 $30,000
10 Cordele Cordele Jan 13, 1903 $17,556 115 E 11th Ave
11 Cuthbert Cuthbert May 17, 1912 $7,000 122 Lumpkin Street Randolph County Chamber of Commerce[3]
12 Dawson Dawson Mar 14, 1913 $10,000 334 Main St. NE Events facility for Terrell County Historic Preservation Society[4]
13 Dublin Dublin Mar 27, 1903 $10,000 311 Academy Ave. NRHP #75000599
14 Eatonton Eatonton Jun 11, 1914 $6,000 309 N. Madison Ave.
15 Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Apr 13, 1914 $12,500 120 S. Lee Street Now The Carnegie Center[5]
16 Lavonia Lavonia Feb 12, 1910 $5,000 28 Hartwell Rd. Established in 1911, the one-story Renaissance Revival-style building is important as a local landmark and has continued to be used as a library throughout its history [6]
17 Montezuma Montezuma Mar 24, 1906 $10,000 109 North Dooly St. Now Macon County Chamber of Commerce and Development Authority
18 Moultrie Moultrie Dec 3, 1906 $10,000 39 N. Main St.
19 Newnan Newnan Dec 30, 1901 $10,000 1 LaGrange St. Cornerstone date 1903. An original Carnegie Library still operating as a public library.
20 Pelham Pelham Dec 13, 1906 $10,000 200 Hand Ave. W.
21 Rome Rome Dec 24, 1909 $15,000 607 Broad Street[7] Now the Rome-Floyd County Development Services offices, Downtown Development Authority, and City of Rome HR.
22 Savannah Main Branch Savannah Aug 17, 1910 $87,000 2002 Bull St.
23 Savannah Carnegie B. Branch Savannah Aug 17, 1910 $12,000 537 E. Henry St. Was known as "Carnegie Colored Public Library" It served the African American community from August 1914 to 1962. In 1963 the library joined the Savannah Public Library System.[8]
24 Valdosta Valdosta Apr 30, 1912 $15,000 305 W. Central Avenue Now the Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum[9] NRHP #84001120

Academic libraries

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Institution Locality Image Year
granted 		Grant
amount 		Location Notes
1 Agnes Scott College Decatur Mar 26, 1906 $25,000 Demolished in 1986
2 Atlanta University Atlanta Jun 11, 1904 $25,000
3 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Mar 12, 1906 $20,000 Originally known as the Carnegie Library, now known as the Carnegie Building. Served as school's library until 1953. Now used for office space.
4 Carnegie Library Building at the former
Georgia State Normal School 		Athens Mar 15, 1905 $20,000 1401 Prince Ave. NRHP #75000577; now a part of the University of Georgia library system
5 Mercer University Macon Mar 26, 1906 $20,000 Now the Hardman Fine Arts Building

Notes

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  1. ^ a b At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
  2. ^ In cases where multiple branches were granted, only the total amount is reflected in this column.
  3. ^ "Old Carnegie Library | Cuthbert, Georgia". www.exploregeorgia.org. Archived from the original on 2016-05-07.
  4. ^ "TCHPS | Terrell County Historic Preservation Society".
  5. ^ "The Carnegie Center". Archived from the original on 2011-07-26. Retrieved 2011-03-16.
  6. ^ "History of the Library". athenslibrary.org. Retrieved 2017-03-31.
  7. ^ "Floyd County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 57. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  8. ^ "Carnegie, Library, Savannah, GA Dedicated August 1914" (PDF). liveoakpl.org/. Retrieved 2016-10-26.
  9. ^ "Home". valdostamuseum.org.

References

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  • Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
  • Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
  • Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
  • Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.

Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references (usually Jones) without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.

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