Jennings Carnegie Public Library

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Jennings Carnegie Public Library
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Location303 North Cary Avenue, Jennings, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°13′22″N92°39′34″W / 30.22285°N 92.65945°W / 30.22285; -92.65945
Area0.12 acres (0.049 ha)
Built1908
ArchitectWhitfield & King
Architectural style Palladian
NRHP reference No. 82002776 [1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 8, 1982

The Jennings Carnegie Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 303 North Cary Avenue in Jennings, Louisiana.

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It is operated by the City of Jennings. [2]

The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1982. [1]

History

The Jennings Carnegie Public Library is the oldest established library in the state of Louisiana. In 1889 the Jennings Ladies' Library Association opened the first public library in Jennings, Louisiana. [3] The first structure burned down in 1901, leading the association to purchase the site and request financial support for a new library from the Carnegie Library program. With a donation of $10,000 and the city providing funding, support, and maintenance, the women were allowed to proceed with the project. The new building was built in 1908.

Architecture

The new building was built in 1908 with buff brick with white woodwork trim, and is located on a corner lot on the edge of the business district of Jennings. The main entrance is into a domed octagonal rotunda at the corner of the V-shaped building, with four Corinthian columns topped by a full entablature and a parapet beneath the dome. It is Palladian or Italian Renaissance architecture, designed by New York City architects Whitfield & King. [4] [5]

It was remodeled in 1952 and the south wing of the building was extended by four bays, with compatible brickwork and details. [4] [5]

Collections

The Jennings Carnegie Public Library has a number of collections. [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. "Carnegie Public Library: Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine ." City of Jennings. Accessed September 22, 2008.
  3. "Jennings Carnegie Public Library". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. July 17, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Jennings Carnegie Public Library" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 29, 2018. Retrieved June 10, 2017. with two photos and two maps Archived June 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  5. 1 2 Elizabeth Cagnon (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Jennings Carnegie Public Library". National Park Service . Retrieved June 29, 2018. With four photos from 1982.
  6. "Jennings Carnegie Library". www.jenningscarnegielibrary.com.