Brownsville Carnegie Library

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Brownsville Carnegie Library
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Location121 W Main St., Brownsville, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°35′38″N89°15′49″W / 35.59389°N 89.26361°W / 35.59389; -89.26361 (Brownsville Carnegie Library)
MPS McKissack and McKissack Buildings TR
NRHP reference No. 100002752 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 26, 2018

The Brownsville Carnegie Library, located at 121 W Main St. in Brownsville, Tennessee, United States, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. [1] [2]

It is a Carnegie library, funded by a $7,500 grant December 2, 1909. It was built between 1910-1912 and was operated as a library from 1912 to 2002. It was renovated in 1993. It is now used as a Chamber of Commerce building. It was possibly designed by Neander M. Woods, Jr. of Memphis. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Weekly List". National Park Service. July 27, 2018.
  2. "Downtown building named to Historic Register". 31 July 2018.
  3. Jones, 2002: 175