List of Carnegie libraries in Alabama

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Anniston
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Avondale
Ensley
West End
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Bessemer
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Eufaula
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Gadsden
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Huntsville
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Montgomery
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Selma
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Talladega
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Troy
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Union Springs 
Alabama Carnegie libraries

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Alabama provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Alabama, where 14 public libraries were built from 14 grants (totaling $195,800) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 5 institutions (totaling $94,040).

Contents

Key

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

Public libraries

LibraryCity or
town
ImageDate
granted
Grant
amount
LocationNotes
1Anniston Anniston Anniston, Alabama Carnegie library.png May 15, 1916$20,000Wilmer Ave. & E 10th St.
33°39′25.92″N85°49′42.27″W / 33.6572000°N 85.8284083°W / 33.6572000; -85.8284083 (Anniston Carnegie library)
Open 1918–1965
2Avondale Avondale Dec 13, 1907$10,000Open 1908–1961
3Bessemer Bessemer Feb 13, 1906$10,000321 18th St. N
33°24′8.22″N86°57′16.86″W / 33.4022833°N 86.9546833°W / 33.4022833; -86.9546833 (Bessemer Carnegie library)
4Decatur Decatur Feb 12, 1903$12,000207 Church St. NE
34°36′45.11″N86°58′55.2″W / 34.6125306°N 86.982000°W / 34.6125306; -86.982000 (Decatur Carnegie library)
Open 1904–1976
5Ensley Ensley Mar 25, 1905$10,000Corner of Avenue H and 18th St.Open 1906–1955
6 Eufaula Carnegie Library Eufaula Eufaula Carnegie Library.JPG Feb 2, 1903$10,000217 N Eufaula Ave.
31°53′48.47″N85°8′44.35″W / 31.8967972°N 85.1456528°W / 31.8967972; -85.1456528 (Eufaula Carnegie library)
Contributing building in Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District
7Gadsden Gadsden Nov 18, 1903$10,000701 Forrest Ave.
34°1′21.17″N86°2′43.65″W / 34.0225472°N 86.0454583°W / 34.0225472; -86.0454583 (Gadsden Carnegie library)
Open 1906–1964
8 Huntsville Huntsville May 8, 1914$12,500Open 1916–1966
9Montgomery Montgomery Carnegie Library Montgomery.jpg Feb 13, 1901$50,000100 S Lawrence St.
32°22′36.71″N86°18′22.44″W / 32.3768639°N 86.3062333°W / 32.3768639; -86.3062333 (Montgomery Carnegie library)
10Selma Selma Carnegie Library Selma.jpg Apr 13, 1903$11,800912 Selma Avenue
32°24′29.55″N87°1′18.55″W / 32.4082083°N 87.0218194°W / 32.4082083; -87.0218194 (Selma Carnegie Library)
11Talladega Talladega Talladega Public Library Talladega Alabama USA.jpg Feb 13, 1906$12,500200 South St. E
33°26′1.63″N86°5′59.4″W / 33.4337861°N 86.099833°W / 33.4337861; -86.099833 (Talladega Carnegie library)
12Troy Troy Troy Alabama Carnegie Library.jpg Apr 6, 1908$10,000306 E Academy St.
31°48′35.82″N85°58′8.8″W / 31.8099500°N 85.969111°W / 31.8099500; -85.969111 (Troy Carnegie library)
13Union Springs Union Springs Jan 6, 1911$7,000103 Prairie St. N
32°8′28.54″N85°42′57.98″W / 32.1412611°N 85.7161056°W / 32.1412611; -85.7161056 (Union Spring Carnegie library)
14West End West End Feb 1, 1909$10,000Tuscaloosa Ave. SW & 13th St. SW
33°29′36.94″N86°51′12.72″W / 33.4935944°N 86.8535333°W / 33.4935944; -86.8535333 (West End Carnegie library)
Open 1912–1962

Academic libraries

InstitutionCity or
town
ImageDate
granted [1]
Grant
amount [1]
LocationNotes
1 Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University Normal AAMU Carnegie Library Dec10.jpg Mar 10, 1904$16,540Buchanan Way
34°47′5.07″N86°34′9.75″W / 34.7847417°N 86.5693750°W / 34.7847417; -86.5693750 (Alabama A&M University Carnegie Library)
2 Alabama Polytechnic Institute Auburn Mary E. Martin Hall - Auburn University - IMG 2800.JPG Mar 27, 1905$30,000W. Thatch Avenue
32°36′13.86″N85°29′1.16″W / 32.6038500°N 85.4836556°W / 32.6038500; -85.4836556 (Mary E. Martin Hall)
Now Martin Hall, houses offices
3 Judson College Marion Mar 12, 1906$12,500Now Bean Hall, houses Alabama Women's Hall of Fame
4 Talladega College Talladega Carnegie Library, Talladega College.jpg Jan 16, 1904$15,000Burned in 1963
5 Tuskegee University Tuskegee Carnegie Library Tuskegee University.jpg Dec 20, 1900$20,000Open 1901–1932, now houses offices


Notes

  1. 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 (usually Jones) without support from the others.