List of Carnegie libraries in Alabama explained

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Alabama provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Alabama, where 14 public libraries were built from 14 grants (totaling $195,800) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 5 institutions (totaling $94,040).

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Public libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
align=center 1AnnistonAnnistonalign=right $20,000Wilmer Ave. & E 10th St.
33.6572°N -85.8284°W
Open 1918–1965
align=center 2AvondaleAvondalealign=right $10,000Open 1908–1961
align=center 3BessemerBessemeralign=right $10,000321 18th St. N
33.4023°N -86.9547°W
align=center 4DecaturDecaturalign=right $12,000207 Church St. NE
34.6125°N -86.982°W
Open 1904–1976
align=center 5EnsleyEnsleyalign=right $10,000Corner of Avenue H and 18th St.Open 1906–1955
align=center 6Eufaula Carnegie LibraryEufaulaalign=right $10,000217 N Eufaula Ave.
31.8968°N -85.1457°W
Contributing building in Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District
align=center 7GadsdenGadsdenalign=right $10,000701 Forrest Ave.
34.0225°N -86.0455°W
Open 1906–1964
align=center 8HuntsvilleHuntsvillealign=right $12,500Open 1916–1966
align=center 9MontgomeryMontgomeryalign=right $50,000100 S Lawrence St.
32.3769°N -86.3062°W
align=center 10SelmaSelmaalign=right $11,800912 Selma Avenue
32.4082°N -87.0218°W
align=center 11TalladegaTalladegaalign=right $12,500200 South St. E
33.4338°N -86.0998°W
align=center 12TroyTroyalign=right $10,000306 E Academy St.
31.81°N -85.9691°W
align=center 13Union SpringsUnion Springsalign=right $7,000103 Prairie St. N
32.1413°N -85.7161°W
align=center 14West EndWest Endalign=right $10,000Tuscaloosa Ave. SW & 13th St. SW
33.4936°N -86.8535°W
Open 1912–1962

Academic libraries

InstitutionCity or
town
ImageDate
granted[1]
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
align=center 1 Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical UniversityNormalalign=right $16,540Buchanan Way
34.7847°N -86.5694°W
align=center 2 Alabama Polytechnic InstituteAuburnalign=right $30,000W. Thatch Avenue
32.6039°N -85.4837°W
Now Martin Hall, houses offices
align=center 3 Judson CollegeMarionalign=right $12,500Now Bean Hall, houses Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
align=center 4 Talladega CollegeTalladegaalign=right $15,000Burned in 1963
align=center 5 Tuskegee UniversityTuskegeealign=right $20,000Open 1901–1932, now houses offices

References

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.

Notes and References

  1. [#Miller|Miller]