Carnegie Center for Art and History
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| New Albany Downtown Historic District | |
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| (U.S. Registered Historic District Contributing Property) |
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| Location: | New Albany, Indiana |
| Built/Founded: | 1937 |
| Architect: | Pugh, Hugh; et.al. |
| Architectural style(s): | Italianate, Federal |
| Added to NRHP: | September 03, 1999 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 99001074 |
| Governing body: | Private |
The Carnegie Center for Art and History, within the Downtown Historic District of New Albany, Indiana, is a local museum. The building was initially built as a Carnegie Library, first opened on March 2, 1904, with 11,125 total books. It is of Beaux-Arts architecture style. It was used as a library until 1969, when the new New Albany library was built. In 1971 it became the Floyd County Museum. In 1998 it was given its current name, after several renovations.
It has two permanent exhibits. The newest concerns the Underground Railroad, highlighted by an electronic Audio/Visual display that relates the experience of being on the railroad, although from an unbalanced perspective. The second is the Yenawine Dioramas, woodcarvings made by Merle Yenawine which depict pioneer life, as well as the Pilgrims.
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 Front Side of Marker at Carnegie Library |
 Back Side of Marker at Carnegie Library |
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- Official website
- Indiana Historical Bureau Marker Dedication - Three New Albany State Historical Marker Dedications
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