List of Carnegie libraries in North Carolina

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The following list of Carnegie libraries in North Carolina provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in North Carolina, where 10 public libraries were built from 9 grants (totaling $165,696) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1917. In addition, academic libraries were built at 6 institutions (totaling $127,868).

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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

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted [1]
Grant
amount [1] [2]
LocationNotes
1Andrews Andrews Apr 13, 1914$5,000Demolished in 1979 to make room for a new library.
2Charlotte Charlotte Mar 12, 1901$40,000310 N. Tryon St.Demolished in 1954. New library building opened on the same site in 1956 and a third in 1989.
3Durham Durham Sep 14, 1917$32,000311 E. Main St.Closed in 1980. Building was renovated in 1984 and now houses offices.
4Greensboro Main Greensboro Apr 26, 1902$40,446
5Greensboro Carnegie Branch Greensboro Apr 26, 1902900 E. Washington St.Carnegie Negro Library, built 1924, now part of Bennett College campus
6Hendersonville Hendersonville May 2, 1911$10,0004th Ave. and King St.Closed in 1970, now houses the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development.
7 Hickory Hickory Elliott Carnegie Library, Hickory, North Carolina.jpg May 3, 1917$13,250415 1st Ave. NWClosed in 1952
8Murphy Murphy The Murphy NC Carnegie library building now houses the Cherokee County Historical Museum.jpg May 15, 1916$7,50087 Peachtree St.Now a museum
9Rutherford College Rutherford College Feb 21, 1907$2,500
10Winston-Salem Winston-Salem Feb 12, 1903$15,000211 W. 3rd St.Closed 1954, now a church

Academic libraries

InstitutionLocalityImageYear
granted [3]
Grant
amount [3]
LocationNotes
1 Biddle University Charlotte Dec 23, 1905$12,500100 Beatties Ford Rd.Closed in 1969, now houses student services
2 Davidson College Davidson Apr 18, 1905$20,000101 Dormitory Dr.Built 1910, closed in 1941, now college guesthouse
3 Guilford College Greensboro Hege Library.JPG Apr 30, 1908$9,0005800 W. Friendly Ave.Built in 1910
4 Livingstone College Salisbury Carnegie Library Livingstone.jpg Mar 15, 1905$12,500701 W. Monroe St.Built in 1908
5 State Normal and Industrial College
(now UNC Greensboro)
Greensboro Feb 4, 1904$18,868401 College Ave.Closed c.1950, now the Forney Building, houses IT services
6 University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Mar 21, 1905$55,000Closed in 1929, now called Hill Hall, music department facilities

Notes

  1. 1 2 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 (Greensboro) are listed only by their total amount, not broken down for each branch.
  3. 1 2 Miller, pp. 38–40

References

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 without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.