Fisk University Carnegie Library

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LocationMeharry Blvd. and 17th Ave. N., Fisk University campus, Nashville, Tennessee
Coordinates 36°10′5″N86°48′18″W / 36.16806°N 86.80500°W / 36.16806; -86.80500 Coordinates: 36°10′5″N86°48′18″W / 36.16806°N 86.80500°W / 36.16806; -86.80500
Area0.3 acres (0.12 ha)
Built1908
Architect McKissack & McKissack
Architectural styleNeoclassical
MPS McKissack and McKissack Buildings TR
NRHP reference No. 85003769 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 2, 1985

The Carnegie Library is a historic building on the Fisk University campus in Nashville, Tennessee. The cornerstone was laid in 1908 by William Howard Taft, who was then the U.S. Secretary of War. [2] It was funded by Andrew Carnegie, who provided a number of academic libraries, as well as many public Carnegie libraries.

The library was designed by African-American architect Moses McKissack III; it was his first major design project. It is a two-story Classical Revival building constructed from brick with a stone columned porch, featuring an interior light well. [3] The upper floor was intended to provide a venue for musical performances. [4]

It is included in the Fisk University Historic District and was independently listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [1] [3] It now serves as the university's Academic Building.

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