List of Carnegie libraries in South Carolina
The following list of Carnegie libraries in South Carolina provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in South Carolina, where 14 public libraries were built from 14 grants (totaling $124,700) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1903 to 1916. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling $65,000).
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] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson | Anderson | Mar 14, 1905 | $18,700 | 405 N. Main St. | Open 1908–1971, now an arts center | |
| 2 | Beaufort | Beaufort | Sep 25, 1914 | $7,500 | 701 Craven St. | Open 1918–1964 | |
| 3 | Camden | Camden | Nov 17, 1914 | $5,000 | 1314 Broad St. | Open 1916–1973, now a museum | |
| 4 | Charleston | Charleston |  |
Feb 26, 1914 | $5,000 | 164 King St. | Not a public library |
| 5 | Darlington | Darlington | May 15, 1916 | $10,000 | 127 N. Main St. | Open 1920–1988 | |
| 6 | Gaffney | Gaffney |  |
Apr 2, 1913 | $7,500 | 210 N. Limestone St. | Open 1914–1972, now county offices |
| 7 | Greenwood | Greenwood | May 15, 1916 | $12,500 | Open 1917–1958, demolished in the 1960s | ||
| 8 | Honea Path | Honea Path | Mar 7, 1907 | $5,000 | 318 N. Shirley Ave. | Opened 1908 | |
| 9 | Kingstree | Kingstree | Apr 19, 1915 | $6,000 | 135 Hampton Ave. | Open 1917–2001, now a museum | |
| 10 | Latta | Latta | Apr 3, 1912 | $5,000 | 101 N. Marion St. | Opened 1914 | |
| 11 | Marion | Marion | Nov 16, 1904 | $7,500 | 101 E. Court St. | Opened 1905 | |
| 12 | Spartanburg | Spartanburg | Jun 23, 1903 | $15,000 | Opened 1906, demolished c.1956 | ||
| 13 | Sumter | Sumter |  |
Sep 29, 1915 | $10,000 | 219 W. Liberty St. | Open 1917–1968, now the county genealogical society |
| 14 | Union | Union | .jpg) |
Jan 13, 1903 | $10,000 | 300 E. South St. | Opened 1905 |
Academic libraries
| Institution | Locality | Image | Date granted[2] |
Grant amount[2] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benedict College | Columbia | Mar 15, 1904 | $6,000 | Replaced by Starks Center in 1937 | ||
| 2 | Converse College | Spartanburg | Mar 17, 1904 | $10,000 | 580 E. Main St. | Open 1905–1951, now offices | |
| 3 | Furman University | Greenville | Mar 15, 1905 | $19,000 | Open 1906, demolished 1961 after the university moved | ||
| 4 | Winthrop College | Rock Hill | Feb 27, 1904 | $30,000 | 1898 Alumni Dr. | Open 1905–1961, now the Rutledge Building, houses art classes and galleries |
Notes
References
- Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382.
- Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4.
- Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
- Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890-1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611.
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.