The following list of Carnegie libraries in Virginia provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Virginia, where 3 public libraries were built from 2 grants (totaling $78,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling $175,000).
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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
Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted[1] |
Grant amount[1][2] |
Location | Notes | |
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1 | Norfolk Main | Norfolk | March 8, 1901 | $50,000 | 345 W. Freemason St. |
Designed by Herbert G. Hale and Henry G. Morse, the Norfolk library has, since 1970, served as office space.[3] | |
2 | Norfolk Van Wyck | Norfolk | March 8, 1901 | $20,000 | 345 Shirley Ave. |
This library was funded by a Carnegie grant and a donation from H.D. Van Wyck in 1901, but did not open until May 15, 1916. It was designed by Ferguson, Calrow, and Wren.[4] | |
3 | Waynesboro | Waynesboro | February 26, 1914 | $8,000 | Part of Fishburne Military School since 1984, this building was designed by T. J. Collins & Sons. |
Institution | Locality | Image | Date granted[5] |
Grant amount[5] |
Location | Notes | |
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1 | The College of William & Mary | Williamsburg | March 31, 1905 December 14, 1921 |
$20,000 $25,000 |
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2 | Manassas Industrial Institute | Manassas | April 16, 1908 | $15,000 | |||
3 | Randolph-Macon College | Ashland | May 2, 1921 | $60,000 | |||
4 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington | March 15, 1905 | $55,000 |
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 without support from the others. Reader discretion is advised.
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