List of Carnegie libraries in South Carolina

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The following list of Carnegie libraries in South Carolina provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in South Carolina, where 14 public libraries were built from 14 grants (totaling $124,700) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1903 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling $65,000).

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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]
LocationNotes
1Anderson Anderson Anderson Arts Center - Old Carnegie Library.jpg Mar 14, 1905$18,700405 N. Main St.Open 1908–1971, now an arts center
2Beaufort Beaufort Beaufort (SC) Public Library.jpg Sep 25, 1914$7,500701 Craven St.Open 1918–1964
3Camden Camden Camden - Public Library.jpg Nov 17, 1914$5,0001314 Broad St.Open 1916–1973, now a museum
4 Charleston Charleston CLS 1914 medium.jpg Feb 26, 1914$5,000164 King St.Not a public library
5Darlington Darlington May 15, 1916$10,000127 N. Main St.Open 1920–1988
6Gaffney Gaffney CarnegieFreeLibrary 9887.jpg Apr 2, 1913$7,500210 N. Limestone St.Open 1914–1972, now county offices
7Greenwood Greenwood May 15, 1916$12,500Open 1917–1958, demolished in the 1960s
8Honea Path Honea Path Honea Path - Carnegie Library.jpg Mar 7, 1907$5,000318 N. Shirley Ave.Opened 1908
9Kingstree Kingstree Apr 19, 1915$6,000135 Hampton Ave.Open 1917–2001, now a museum
10Latta Latta Latta - Carnegie Library.jpg Apr 3, 1912$5,000101 N. Marion St.Opened 1914
11Marion Marion Marion - Carnegie Library.jpg Nov 16, 1904$7,500101 E. Court St.Opened 1906
12Spartanburg Spartanburg Kennedy Free Library.jpg Jun 23, 1903$15,000Opened 1906, demolished c.1956
13 Sumter Sumter Carnegie Public Library Sumter, SC.jpg Sep 29, 1915$10,000219 W. Liberty St.Open 1917–1968, now the county genealogical society
14Union Union Carnegie Free Library, 300 East South Street, Union (Union County, South Carolina).jpg Jan 13, 1903$10,000300 E. South St.Opened 1905

Academic libraries

InstitutionLocalityImageDate
granted [2]
Grant
amount [2]
LocationNotes
1 Benedict College Columbia Mar 15, 1904$6,000Replaced by Starks Center in 1937
2 Converse College Spartanburg Converse College - Former Carnegie Library.jpg Mar 17, 1904$10,000580 E. Main St.Open 1905–1951, now offices
3 Furman University Greenville Greenville - Carnegie Library.jpg Mar 15, 1905$19,000Open 1906, demolished 1961 after the university moved
4 Winthrop College Rock Hill Winthrop College - Library.jpg Feb 27, 1904$30,0001898 Alumni Dr.Open 1905–1961, now the Rutledge Building, houses art classes and galleries

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. 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.