Old Library Building (Chattanooga, Tennessee) Explained

Old Library Building
Coordinates:35.0467°N -85.3072°W
Built:1904
Architect:Hunt, Reuben Harrison
Architecture:Classical Revival
Added:March 14, 1973
Area:less than one acre
Mpsub:Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR (AD)
Refnum:73001776

The Old Library Building at 200 E. 8th St. in Chattanooga, Tennessee is a Carnegie library building which was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

It was designed by architect Reuben Harrison Hunt in Classical Revival style.

It was the first building specifically designed as a library in Chattanooga, although there has been a library in the city since 1867. It was built with a $50,000 Carnegie grant.[1]

It was part of the Chattanooga Public Library system.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=73001776}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Old Library Building / Carnegie Library ]. National Park Service. Ellen Beasley . September 15, 1972 . August 12, 2018. With