List of Carnegie libraries in Colorado

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Colorado Carnegie library buildings still standing

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Colorado provides detailed information on Carnegie libraries in the U.S. State of Colorado, where 35 [lower-alpha 1] public libraries were built from 27 grants (totaling $749,943) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1899 to 1917. As of 2010, 30 of these buildings are still standing, and 18 still operate as libraries. In addition, the University of Denver was awarded an academic library building on April 16, 1906, with a $30,000 grant.

Contents

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 [lower-alpha 2]
Grant
amount [lower-alpha 2]
LocationNotes
1Alamosa Alamosa Mar 21, 1908$6,000Dedicated February 24, 1910, closed in 1961, demolished December 1962
2 Boulder Boulder Carnegie Library Boulder CO.jpg Feb 20, 1904$15,0001125 Pine St.Completed in 1906
3Brush Brush Brush, Colorado Carnegie Library.JPG Jun 11, 1914$6,000500 Clayton St.Completed in 1915
4Cañon City Cañon City Canon City Colorado Old Carnegie Library.jpg Dec 14, 1901$13,000516 Macon Ave.Built in 1902
5 Old Colorado City Branch Old Colorado City Old Colorado City Carnegie Library.jpg Jan 1903$10,0002418 W. Pikes Peak Ave.Completed in 1904
6 Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Colorado Springs Public Library-Carnegie Building.JPG Jan 2, 1903$60,00021 W. Kiowa St.Completed in 1905
7Delta Delta Delta Carnegie Library.JPG Feb 20, 1911$6,500211 W. 6th St.Completed in 1912
8Denver Main Branch Denver McNichols Civic Center Building.JPG Mar 14, 1902$360,000 [lower-alpha 3] 144 W. Colfax Ave.Dedicated February 1910, now the McNichols Civic Center
9Denver Warren Branch Denver Warren Branch Library.JPG Mar 14, 19023354 High St.Completed in 1913, now used for residential lofts
10Denver Woodbury Branch Denver Woodbury Branch Library (Denver, Colorado).JPG Mar 14, 19023265 Federal Blvd.Built in 1912
11Denver Dickinson Branch Denver Dickinson Branch Library.JPG Mar 14, 19021545 Hooker St.Completed in 1914, closed in 1954, now houses an architecture firm
12Denver Decker Branch Denver Decker Branch Library (Denver, Colorado).JPG Mar 14, 19021501 S. Logan St.Completed in 1913
13Denver John "Thunderbird Man" Emhoolah Jr. Branch Denver Byers Branch Library (Denver, Colorado).JPG Mar 14, 1902675 Santa Fe Dr.Completed in 1918
14Denver Smiley Branch Denver Smiley Branch Library (Denver, Colorado).JPG Mar 14, 19024501 W. 46th Ave.Completed in 1918
15Denver Park Hill Branch Denver Park Hill Branch Library.JPG Mar 14, 19024705 Montview Blvd.Built 1920 in Spanish Renaissance style
16Denver Elyria Branch Denver Elyria Branch Library.JPG Mar 14, 19021901 E. 47th Ave.Opened in 1923, closed in 1952, now a private residence
17Durango Durango City of Durango Carnegie Building.JPG Jan 16, 1906$15,0001188 E. 2nd Ave.Completed in 1906, now houses city offices
18Florence Florence Florence, Colorado Carnegie library.JPG Feb 3, 1917$10,000100 W. 2nd St.Completed in 1919
19 Fort Collins Fort Collins Museum-front2.jpg Jan 22, 1903$12,500200 Mathews St.Completed in 1904, closed in 1976. Now houses a museum
20Fort Morgan Fort Morgan Nov 17, 1914$10,000414 Main St.Completed in 1916, original building surrounded by a later addition
21Grand Junction Grand Junction Dec 21, 1899$8,0007th St. and Grand Ave.Completed in 1901; demolished
22Idaho Springs Idaho Springs Carnegie Library (Idaho Sps) 2016-07-12 1134.jpg Jun 1, 1903$10,443219 14th Ave.Completed in 1904
23Lamar Lamar Feb 6, 1907$12,000Completed in 1908, demolished in 1975
24Leadville Leadville Leadville Heritage Museum.jpeg Jun 21, 1901$20,000102 E. 9th St.Completed in 1904, became the Leadville Heritage Museum in 1971
25Littleton Littleton Carnegie Library 2015-06 812.jpg Jan 6, 1915$8,0002707 W. Main St.Completed in 1917, now a restaurant
26Longmont Longmont Longmont Carnegie Library.jpg Dec 13, 1907$12,500457 Fourth Ave.Completed in 1913, now houses city offices
27Loveland Loveland May 2, 1907$10,000205 E. 6th St.Completed in 1908, demolished in 1964
28Manitou Manitou Springs Manitou Springs Library.JPG Dec 13, 1909$6,500701 Manitou Ave.Completed in 1911. Library services moved to another building in 2021 [1] while the Carnegie building is being updated.
29 Monte Vista Monte Vista Carnegie Library (Monte Vista, Colorado).JPG May 15, 1916$10,000120 Jefferson St.Opened June 1919
30Pueblo Pueblo Feb 4, 1902$70,000100 E. Abriendo Ave.Completed in 1904, demolished c. 1965
31Rocky Ford Rocky Ford Rocky Ford, Colorado Carnegie library from N 1.JPG Dec 24, 1907$10,0001005 Sycamore Ave.Completed in 1909, now a museum
32Salida Salida NW Corner of Library.jpg Dec 23, 1905$9,000405 E St.Completed in 1909
33Silverton Silverton Silverton (Colorado) Public Library.JPG Jan 19, 1905$12,0001111 Reese St.Completed in 1906
34Sterling Sterling Sterling Public Library (old).JPG Dec 3, 1915$12,500210 S. 4th St.Completed in 1918, now a private residence.
35Trinidad Trinidad Trinidad, CO, Public Library IMG 5020.JPG Mar 20, 1903$15,000202 N. Animas St.Completed in 1904

See also

Notes

  1. Jones erroneously reports this number as 36 in summary tables, though both his gazetteer of libraries and Bobinski confirm 35.
  2. 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.
  3. This number is the total grant for all nine libraries built in Denver.

References

  1. "Manitou Springs Library (MA)". Pikes Peak Library District. Retrieved 2021-06-25. Manitou Springs Library has moved from the historic Carnegie building and now resides inside of the MAC, thanks to a new co-location partnership.

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. Reader discretion is advised.

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