Jennings Carnegie Public Library
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Location | 303 North Cary Avenue, Jennings, Louisiana |
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Coordinates | 30°13′22″N 92°39′34″W / 30.22285°N 92.65945°W |
Area | 0.12 acres (0.049 ha) |
Built | 1908 |
Architect | Whitfield & King |
Architectural style | Palladian |
NRHP reference No. | 82002776[1] |
Added to NRHP | January 8, 1982 |
The Jennings Carnegie Public Library is a Carnegie library located at 303 North Cary Avenue in Jennings, Louisiana.
It is operated by the City of Jennings.[2]
The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on January 8, 1982.[1]
History
[edit]The Jennings Carnegie Public Library is the oldest established library in the state of Louisiana. In 1889 the Jennings Ladies' Library Association opened the first public library in Jennings, Louisiana.[3] The first structure burned down in 1901, leading the association to purchase the site and request financial support for a new library from the Carnegie Library program. With a donation of $10,000 and the city providing funding, support, and maintenance, the women were allowed to proceed with the project. The new building was built in 1908.
Architecture
[edit]The new building was built in 1908 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 octagonal 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.[4][5]
It was remodeled in 1952 and the south wing of the building was extended by four bays, with compatible brickwork and details.[4][5]
Collections
[edit]The Jennings Carnegie Public Library has a number of collections.[6]
- The Historic Jennings Photo Collection
- A large collection of photos from Jennings McComb
- The Birth of Jennings
- A three-volume collection of historical pictures and articles by Walter D. Morse
- The Morse Collection
- A collection of shells, photographs, and other historical items from L.L. Morse
- The Jennings Newspaper Collection
- Jennings newspapers dating from 1894
- The Ron Wilkinson Postcard Collection
- A donated collection of postcards from a native of Jennings, Ron Wilkinson
- The High School and College Yearbook Collection
- A collection of Jennings high school yearbooks from various years
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
- ^ "Carnegie Public Library: Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine." City of Jennings. Accessed September 22, 2008.
- ^ "Jennings Carnegie Public Library". SAH ARCHIPEDIA. July 17, 2018.
- ^ a b "Jennings Carnegie Public Library" (PDF). State of Louisiana's Division of Historic Preservation. 1982. Retrieved June 10, 2017. with two photos and two maps
- ^ a b Elizabeth Cagnon (September 1981). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination Form: Jennings Carnegie Public Library". National Park Service. Retrieved June 29, 2018. With four photos from 1982.
- ^ "Jennings Carnegie Library". www.jenningscarnegielibrary.com.
- Library buildings completed in 1908
- Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Louisiana
- Public libraries in Louisiana
- Carnegie libraries in Louisiana
- Education in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
- National Register of Historic Places in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana
- 1908 establishments in Louisiana
- Jennings, Louisiana
- Louisiana Registered Historic Place stubs