Franklin Carnegie Library

Franklin Carnegie Library is an historic library building at 315 E Decherd in Franklin, Texas. Before 1913, the City of Franklin housed its 1,000 volume library in its city hall. The city applied for a grant from the Carnegie Corporation and $7,500 was awarded for the construction of a new library. The building was completed in 1914 but only served as a library through 1918. It was then used for school classes and civic activities though 1984. Currently, it houses the Robertson County Library. It added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 25, 2005.

Franklin Carnegie Library
Franklin Carnegie Library in 2010.
Franklin Carnegie Library
Franklin Carnegie Library
Location315 East Decherd,
Franklin, Texas
Coordinates31°1′44″N 96°29′3″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1914 (1914)
ArchitectWayne Patterson
Architectural styleRenaissance
NRHP reference No.05001337[1]
RTHL No.10925
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 25, 2005
Designated RTHL1986

See also

References

Media related to Franklin Carnegie Library at Wikimedia Commons


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.