List of Carnegie libraries in Georgia

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Georgia provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Georgia, where 24 public libraries were built from 20 grants (totaling $503,756) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1898 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at 5 institutions (totaling $110,000).

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

Library City or
town		 Image Date
granted[1]		 Grant
amount[1][2]		 Location Notes
1 Albany Albany Jan 9, 1905 $10,700 215 N. Jackson St.
2 Americus Americus Apr 23, 1908 $20,000
3 Atlanta Main Branch Atlanta Oct 3, 1898 $202,000 126 Carnegie Way, NW The ninth library to in the USA to receive a grant from Carnegie and the second after Pittsburgh to have multiple branches commissioned. Demolished in 1977
4 Atlanta South Branch Atlanta Oct 3, 1898 —
5 Atlanta Ann Wallace Branch Atlanta Oct 3, 1898 — 523 Luckie St. NW Now a bank
6 Atlanta Auburn Ave. Branch Atlanta Oct 3, 1898 — 333 Auburn Ave. NE Colored branch during segregation, open 1921–1949. Demolished in 1960
7 Barnesville Barnesville Apr 28, 1909 $10,000 1 Carnegie Way
8 Boston Boston Dec 3, 1912 $6,000 250 S Main Street
9 Columbus Columbus Apr 26, 1902 $30,000
10 Cordele Cordele Jan 13, 1903 $17,556 115 E 11th Ave
11 Cuthbert Cuthbert May 17, 1912 $7,000
12 Dawson Dawson Mar 14, 1913 $10,000
13 Dublin Dublin Mar 27, 1903 $10,000 311 Academy Ave.
14 Eatonton Eatonton Jun 11, 1914 $6,000 309 N. Madison Ave.
15 Fitzgerald Fitzgerald Apr 13, 1914 $12,500 120 S. Lee Street Now The Carnegie Center[3]
16 Lavonia Lavonia Feb 12, 1910 $5,000 28 Hartwell Rd.
17 Montezuma Montezuma Mar 24, 1906 $10,000 109 North Dooly St. Now Macon County Chamber of Commerce and Development Authority
18 Moultrie Moultrie Dec 3, 1906 $10,000 39 N. Main St.
19 Newnan Newnan Dec 30, 1901 $10,000 1 LaGrange St.
20 Pelham Pelham Dec 13, 1906 $10,000 200 Hand Ave. W.
21 Rome Rome Dec 24, 1909 $15,000 Broad Street[4]
22 Savannah Main Branch Savannah Aug 17, 1910 $87,000 2002 Bull St.
23 Savannah Carnegie B. Branch Savannah Aug 17, 1910 — 537 E. Henry St.
24 Valdosta Valdosta Apr 30, 1912 $15,000 305 W. Central Avenue Now the Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum[5]

Academic libraries

Institution Locality Image Year
granted		 Grant
amount		 Location Notes
1 Agnes Scott College Decatur Mar 26, 1906 $25,000 Demolished in 1986
2 Atlanta University Atlanta Jun 11, 1904 $25,000
3 Georgia Institute of Technology Atlanta Mar 12, 1906 $20,000
4 Georgia State Normal School Athens Mar 15, 1905 $20,000 1401 Prince Ave.
5 Mercer University Macon Mar 26, 1906 $20,000

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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.
  2. ↑ In cases where multiple branches were granted, only the total amount is reflected in this column.
  3. ↑ http://www.fitzgeraldga.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=159&Itemid=161
  4. ↑ "Floyd County". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 57. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  5. ↑ http://www.valdostamuseum.org/

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. Reader discretion is advised.