Jennings Carnegie Public Library

Jennings Carnegie Public Library
Location 303 Cary Ave., Jennings, Louisiana
Coordinates 30°13′34″N 92°39′50″W / 30.22611°N 92.66389°W / 30.22611; -92.66389Coordinates: 30°13′34″N 92°39′50″W / 30.22611°N 92.66389°W / 30.22611; -92.66389
Area less than one acre
Built 1908
Architect Whitfield & King
Architectural style Palladian
NRHP Reference # 82002776[1]
Added to NRHP January 8, 1982

The Jennings Carnegie Public Library in Jennings, Louisiana is a Carnegie library which was built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]

It is built with buff brick with white woodwork trim, and is located on a corner lot on the edge of the business district of Jennings. The main entrance is into a domed octogonal rotunda at the corner of the V-shaped building, with four Corinthian columns topped by a full entablature and a parapet beneath the dome. It is Palladian or Italian Renaissance architecture, designed by New York City architects Whitfield & King. [2]

It was remodeled in 1952 and the south wing of the building was extended by four bays, with compatible brickwork and details.[2]

It is operated by the City of Jennings.[3]


References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 1 2 "Jennings Carnegie Public Library" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1982. Retrieved June 10, 2017. with two photos and two maps
  3. ↑ "Carnegie Public Library:." City of Jennings. Accessed September 22, 2008.


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