List of Carnegie libraries in Kentucky

Corbin

Covington

Henderson

Hickman

Hopkinsville

Lawrenceburg

Lexington

Louisville (9)

Newport

Owensboro

Paris

Shelbyville

Somerset

Berea College

Centre College

Winchester

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Kentucky Carnegie library buildings still standing

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Kentucky provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Kentucky, where 23 public libraries were built from 15 grants (totaling $795,300) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling $101,500). As of 2013, 24 of these buildings are still standing, and 7 still operate as libraries.

Key

  Building still operating as a library
  Building standing, but now serving another purpose
  Building no longer standing
  Building listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places

Public libraries

	Library	City or town	Image	Date granted [1]	Grant amount [1] [2]	Location	Notes
1	Corbin	Corbin		Apr 13, 1914	$6,000	402 Roy Kidd Ave. 36°56′59″N84°05′38″W / 36.94972°N 84.09389°W / 36.94972; -84.09389 (Corbin)
2	Covington	Covington		Jan 15, 1900	$85,000	1028 Scott Blvd. 39°04′48″N84°30′26″W / 39.08000°N 84.50722°W / 39.08000; -84.50722 (Covington)	Now the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center containing five art galleries and a theater [3]
3	Henderson	Henderson		Jul 3, 1901	$25,000	101 S. Main St.
4	Hickman	Hickman		Nov 27, 1906	$10,000	312 Main St. 36°34′18″N89°11′07″W / 36.57167°N 89.18528°W / 36.57167; -89.18528 (Hickman)
5	Hopkinsville	Hopkinsville		Dec 3, 1912	$15,000	708 Liberty St.	Vacant since the library moved in 1977. Undergoing restoration, to reopen as the Hopkinsville Carnegie Library of Kentucky Architecture
6	Lawrenceburg	Lawrenceburg		Apr 6, 1908	$5,800	108 E. Woodford St.
7	Lexington	Lexington		Jan 16, 1902	$60,000	251 W. 2nd St.
8	Louisville Main	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	$450,000	301 W. York St. 38°14′40″N85°45′28″W / 38.24444°N 85.75778°W / 38.24444; -85.75778 (Louisville_Main)	Main branch of Louisville Free Public Library
9	Louisville Crescent Hill	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	—	2762 Frankfort Ave. 38°15′16″N85°41′29″W / 38.25444°N 85.69139°W / 38.25444; -85.69139 (Louisville_Crescent_Hill)
10	Louisville Eastern	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	—	600 Lampton St.
11	Louisville Highland	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	—	1000 Cherokee Rd.
12	Louisville Jefferson	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	—	1718 W. Jefferson St. 38°15′22″N85°46′47″W / 38.25611°N 85.77972°W / 38.25611; -85.77972 (Louisville_Jefferson)
13	Louisville Parkland	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	—	2743 Virginia Ave.
14	Louisville Portland	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	—	3305 Northwestern Parkway
15	Louisville Shelby Park	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	—	600 E. Oak St. 38°14′01″N85°44′44″W / 38.23361°N 85.74556°W / 38.23361; -85.74556 (Louisville_Shelby_Park)
16	Louisville Western	Louisville		Nov 11, 1899	—	604 S. 10th St. 38°14′59″N85°46′03″W / 38.24972°N 85.76750°W / 38.24972; -85.76750 (Louisville_Western)
17	Middlesboro	Middlesboro		Nov 20, 1908	$15,000	207 N. 20th St. 36°36′33″N86°42′53″W / 36.60917°N 86.71472°W / 36.60917; -86.71472 (Middlesboro)
18	Newport	Newport		Oct 30, 1899	$26,500	401 Monmouth St.	A new library structure for Newport opened in 2004. [4] Today the former Carnegie library hosts the Carnegie Hall event center. [5]
19	Owensboro	Owensboro		Nov 18, 1903	$30,000	901 Frederica Ave. 37°46′02″N87°06′45″W / 37.76722°N 87.11250°W / 37.76722; -87.11250 (Owensboro)
20	Paducah	Paducah		Oct 13, 1901	$35,000		Burned December 30, 1964.
21	Paris	Paris		Jan 2, 1903	$12,000	701 High St.
22	Shelbyville	Shelbyville		Dec 30, 1901	$10,000	309 8th St. 38°12′45″N85°13′17″W / 38.21250°N 85.22139°W / 38.21250; -85.22139 (Shelbyville)
23	Somerset	Somerset		Dec 8, 1905	$10,000	300 College St. 37°05′45″N84°36′06″W / 37.09583°N 84.60167°W / 37.09583; -84.60167 (Somerset)

Academic libraries

	Institution	Locality	Image	Year granted [6]	Grant amount [6]	Location	Notes
1	Berea College	Berea		Mar 10, 1904	$30,000		Now called the Frost Building, houses classrooms
2	Centre College	Danville		Feb 13, 1913	$30,000		Open 1913–1967
3	Kentucky Wesleyan College	Winchester		Jul 9, 1913	$15,000	15 Wheeler Ave.	County Parks and Recreation
4	University of Kentucky	Lexington		Mar 12, 1906	$26,500

References

1. At various times, Bobinski and Jones disagree on these numbers. In these cases, Jones' numbers have been used due to both a more recent publication date and a more detailed gazetteer of branch libraries, which are often where the discrepancies occur.
2. Grants for multiple libraries (Louisville) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
3. Smith, Steve; et al. (2007). "Arts Organizations". Cincinnati USA City Guide. Cincinnati Magazine. p. 14. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
4. "Library History".
5. "Homepage". Carnegie Hall. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
6. Miller, pp. 38–40

Further reading

• Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC   1282382.
• Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN   0-8389-0022-4.
• Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN   0-471-14422-3.
• Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC   2603611.Note: The above references, while all authoritative, are not entirely mutually consistent. Some details of this list may have been drawn from one of the references (usually Jones) without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.