Old Library Building (Chattanooga, Tennessee)

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Old Library Building
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Location200 E. 8th St., Chattanooga, Tennessee
Coordinates 35°2′48″N85°18′26″W / 35.04667°N 85.30722°W / 35.04667; -85.30722 (Old Library Building)
Arealess than one acre
Built1904
Architect Hunt, Reuben Harrison
Architectural styleClassical Revival
MPS Hunt, Reuben H., Buildings in Hamilton County TR (AD)
NRHP reference No. 73001776 [1]
Added to NRHPMarch 14, 1973

The Old Library Building at 200 E. 8th St. in Chattanooga, Tennessee is a Carnegie library building which was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. [1]

It was designed by architect Reuben Harrison Hunt in Classical Revival style.

It was the first building specifically designed as a library in Chattanooga, although there has been a library in the city since 1867. It was built with a $50,000 Carnegie grant. [2]

It was part of the Chattanooga Public Library system.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. Ellen Beasley (September 15, 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: The Old Library Building / Carnegie Library". National Park Service . Retrieved August 12, 2018. With accompanying seven photos from 1972-79