Carnegie Library of Moultrie

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Carnegie Library of Moultrie
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Carnegie Library of Moultrie in Moultrie, Georgia
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Location39 N. Main St., Moultrie, Georgia
Coordinates 31°10′50″N83°47′21″W / 31.18056°N 83.78917°W / 31.18056; -83.78917 Coordinates: 31°10′50″N83°47′21″W / 31.18056°N 83.78917°W / 31.18056; -83.78917
Area0.2 acres (0.081 ha)
Built1908
Built byG.W. Milligan Cement Construction Co
ArchitectT.F. Lockwood
Architectural styleColonial Revival
NRHP reference No. 82002397 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 15, 1982

The Carnegie Library of Moultrie is a historic Carnegie Library on a corner lot in downtown Moultrie, Georgia that was built in 1908. [2] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982. It is located at 39 North Main Street. [1]

It is a two-story red brick building with some Georgian Revival elements. Its brick walls are load-bearing and laid in stretcher bond upon a rusticated cut stone foundation. It has quoins made of the same rusticated granite stone. Its front entrance is flanked by pilasters. [2]

The building was modified in cosmetic ways in 1973 when the building was converted to law offices. [2]

It is one of the oldest public buildings in Moultrie. [2]

It is a contributing building in the NRHP-listed Moultrie Commercial Historic District.

The 1982 NRHP nomination stated that the library's architect was unknown, but the 1994 nomination document for the district lists T.F. Lockwood as the architect. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Carolyn Brooks (May 20, 1982). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Carnegie Library of Moultrie". National Park Service. with 12 photos from 1981
  3. John Kissane and Leslie N. Sharp (April 21, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Moultrie Commercial Historic District". National Park Service . Retrieved May 3, 2017. With 25 photos.