The following list of Carnegie libraries in Washington, D.C. provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Washington, D.C., where 4 public libraries were built from one grant (totaling $682,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York on March 16, 1899 (a philanthropic fund established by Andrew Carnegie). In addition, Howard University library (an academic library) was granted in 1910.
| Library | Image | Location | Notes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | Main | Mt. Vernon Square 38.9026°N -77.0229°W | The 11th library in the US to receive a grant. Designed by New York firm Ackerman and Ross, this Beaux-Arts building was dedicated on January 7, 1903. Andrew Carnegie and President Theodore Roosevelt attended the ceremony. The building ceased to serve as the central branch of DC Public Library in 1970; it now houses the offices, collections, and research library of the Historical Society of Washington, D.C.[1] It also houses an Apple store. | |||
| align=center | 2 | Mount Pleasant | 1600 Lamont St., NW 38.9306°N -77.0372°W | Designed by noted library architect Edward Lippincott Tilton, this is the last library built with Carnegie funds in Washington, D.C., having opened on May 15, 1925.[2] | |||
| align=center | 3 | Southeast | 403 7th St., SE 38.8841°N -76.9965°W | Another building designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton, this library sits on a triangular site. It opened December 8, 1922.[3] | |||
| align=center | 4 | Takoma Park | 416 Cedar St., NW 38.9747°N -77.0186°W | Built in the Renaissance Revival style by Marsh and Peter and opening on November 17, 1911, this was the first branch library in Washington, D.C. The building was renovated in 2008 and 2009.[4] |
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 without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.