List of Carnegie libraries in Virginia
Norfolk Van Wyck
and
Lee
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Virginia provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Virginia, where 3 public libraries were built from 2 grants (totaling $78,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York from 1901 to 1914. In addition, academic libraries were built at 4 institutions (totaling $175,000).
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 | Norfolk Main | Norfolk | Mar 8, 1901 | $50,000 | 345 W. Freemason St. 36°51′07″N 76°17′44″W / 36.851806°N 76.295417°W |
Designed by Herbert G. Hale and Henry G. Morse, the Norfolk library has, since 1970, served as office space.[3] | |
| 2 | Norfolk Van Wyck | Norfolk | Mar 8, 1901 | $20,000 | 345 Shirley Ave. 36°52′28″N 76°17′26″W / 36.874403°N 76.290436°W |
This library was funded by a Carnegie grant and a donation from H.D. Van Wyck in 1901, but did not open until May 15, 1916. It was designed by Ferguson, Calrow, and Wren.[4] | |
| 3 | Waynesboro | Waynesboro | Feb 26, 1914 | $8,000 | 301 Walnut Ave. 38°04′02″N 78°53′35″W / 38.067222°N 78.892917°W |
Part of Fishburne Military School since 1984, this building was designed by T. J. Collins & Sons. Now used for JROTC classrooms. |
Academic libraries
| Institution | Locality | Image | Date granted[5] |
Grant amount[5] |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The College of William & Mary | Williamsburg | Mar 31, 1905 Dec 14, 1921 |
$20,000 $25,000 |
Open 1909–1966, now Tucker Hall | ||
| 2 | Manassas Industrial Institute | Manassas |  |
Apr 16, 1908 | $15,000 | Only entrance arch remains | |
| 3 | Randolph-Macon College | Ashland | May 2, 1921 | $60,000 | Now Peele Hall | ||
| 4 | Washington and Lee University | Lexington | Mar 15, 1905 | $55,000 | Open 1908–1979, now houses the School of Commerce |
Notes
- 1 2 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.
- ↑ "The South—Virginia". Library Journal. New York: R. R. Bowker. 40: 360. May 1915. ISSN 0000-0035.
- ↑ Koch, Theodore (1917). A book of Carnegie libraries. New York: H. W. Wilson. p. 116.
- ↑ Haile, Peggy. "History of the Norfolk Public Library". Norfolk Public Library. Retrieved 2009-07-16.
- 1 2 Miller, pp. 38–40
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.