Carnegie Library (Danville, Kentucky)

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Carnegie Library
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Location Centre College campus, Danville, Kentucky
Coordinates 37°38′40″N84°46′45″W / 37.64444°N 84.77917°W / 37.64444; -84.77917 Coordinates: 37°38′40″N84°46′45″W / 37.64444°N 84.77917°W / 37.64444; -84.77917
Area1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built1913
ArchitectGrant C. Miller
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Danville MRA
NRHP reference No. 86000645 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 28, 1986

The Carnegie Library in Danville, Kentucky is a building at Centre College. Built in 1913 as a Carnegie library, it served as the college library until 1967. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.