Carnegie Library on Minnesota
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April 25, 2008, 9:15 am
Filed under: Local History | Tags: CARNEGIE LIBRARIES, KANSAS COLLECTION, Local History, PHOTOS
Filed under: Local History | Tags: CARNEGIE LIBRARIES, KANSAS COLLECTION, Local History, PHOTOS
The original Carnegie building stood behind where our Main Branch library is located today, between 6th and 7th on Minnesota Avenue. The library, designed by architect William W. Rose, opened to the public on March 4th of 1904 and was torn down in 1965. Sculptures of great authors, scientists, philosphers, and other notable historical figures were placed between the windows near the top of the building. Among them could be seen Charles Dickens, Charles Darwin, Dante, Homer, Ralph Waldo Emerson and William Shakespeare.
The Argentine Branch library is still housed in an original Carnegie building.
This photo is from the Kansas Collection.
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I loved the old library. I remember when I got my first card. You could only check out 4 books and I read them all when I got home. It was hard to wait until my next trip.
The garden was lovely. I’m sorry to say that more recently constructed libraries lack the charm of the Carnegies.
Comment by Margot Lind May 29, 2009 @ 4:05 pm