List of Carnegie libraries in Philadelphia
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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Philadelphia provides detailed information on United States Carnegie libraries in Philadelphia, where 25 libraries were built from 1 grant (totaling $1,500,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York on January 5, 1903.[1]
Key
Building still operating as a library
Building standing, but now serving another purpose
Building no longer standing
Building contributes to a historic district on the National Register of Historic Places
Carnegie libraries
| Library | Image | Location | Notes | |
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| 1 | Chestnut Hill | File:Phila FLP ChestnutHill01.png | 8711 Germantown Avenue (19118) 40°04′38″N 75°12′32″W / 40.077255°N 75.208755°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| 2 | Cobbs Creek | File:Phila FLP CobbsCreek01.png | 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway, (19143) 39°56′45″N 75°14′29″W / 39.94572°N 75.241500°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| 3 | Falls of Schuylkill | File:Phila FLP FallsSchuylkill02.png | 3501 Midvale Avenue (19129) 40°00′51″N 75°11′31″W / 40.014201°N 75.191874°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| 4 | Frankford | 4634 Frankford Avenue (19124) | Replaced by modern building[2] | |
| 5 | Germantown | File:Germantown Free Library.JPG | 5818 Germantown Avenue (19144) 40°02′14″N 75°10′34″W / 40.037324°N 75.176045°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Senior citizens center[3] |
| 6 | Greenwich | Original razed[3] | ||
| 7 | Haddington | File:Phila FLP Haddington01.jpg | 446 North 65th Street (19151) 39°58′12″N 75°14′58″W / 39.970048°N 75.249346°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| 8 | Kingsessing | File:Phila FLP Kingsessing02.jpg | 1201 South 51st Street (19143) 39°56′33″N 75°13′09″W / 39.942406°N 75.219037°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| 9 | Lehigh | File:Phila FLP LehighAvenue02.png | 601 West Lehigh Avenue (19133) 39°59′32″N 75°08′32″W / 39.992343°N 75.142173°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. [4] |
Renamed Lillian Marerro Branch ca. 2005[5] |
| 10 | Logan | File:Phila FLP Logan01.png | 1333 Wagner Avenue (19141), 40°01′53″N 75°08′43″W / 40.031457°N 75.145342°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| 11 | Manayunk | Fleming and Dupont Streets (19128) 40°01′52″N 75°13′20″W / 40.031107°N 75.222124°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Now an apartment building[6] | |
| 12 | McPherson Square | File:Phila FLP McPherson01.jpg | 601 East Indiana Avenue (19134) 39°59′41″N 75°07′08″W / 39.994808°N 75.11878°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| 13 | Nicetown | 1715 Hunting Park Avenue (19124)[7] | Replaced by modern building in 1961, at 3720 Broad Street 19140[8] | |
| 14 | Oak Lane | File:Phila FLP OakLane01.png | 6614 North 12th Street (19126) 40°03′12″N 75°08′16″W / 40.053362°N 75.137714°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Land gift of citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity[9] |
| 15 | Paschalville | File:Phila FLP Paschalville.01.png | 6942 Woodland Avenue (19142) 39°55′13″N 75°14′27″W / 39.920410°N 75.24089°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Faces South 70th Street |
| 16 | Passyunk | File:Phila FLP Passyunk01.png | 1935 Shunk Street (19145) 39°55′11″N 75°10′49″W / 39.919622°N 75.1802°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Opened 1914, Renamed 2004: Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Branch[10] |
| 17 | Richmond | File:Phila FLP Richmond01.jpg | 2987 Almond Street (19134) 39°58′59″N 75°06′31″W / 39.982963°N 75.108653°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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| 18 | South Philadelphia | 2407 S Broad Street | ||
| 19 | Southwark | 1108 South 5th Street | Now houses Philadelphia Overseas Chinese Association | |
| 20 | Spring Garden | 1700 Spring Garden Street | Razed[3] | |
| 21 | Tacony | File:Phila FLP Tacony01.jpg | 6742 Torresdale Avenue (19135) 40°01′31″N 75°02′43″W / 40.025356°N 75.0452300°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Land gift of Jacob S. Disston, Esq. 1906 [11] |
| 22 | Thomas Holme | File:Phila FLP Holmesburg01.jpg | 7810 Frankford Avenue (19136) 40°02′25″N 75°01′52″W / 40.040293°N 75.031184°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Holmesburg Library Land gift of Lower Dublin Academy[12] |
| 23 | Walnut Street | File:Phila FLP WalnutStreet01.png | 140 South 40th Street (19104) 39°57′15″N 75°12′09″W / 39.954112°N 75.202589°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
West Philadelphia Branch |
| 24 | Wissahickon | Manayunk Avenue and Osbourne Street | Razed[3] | |
| 25 | Wyoming | File:Phila FLP Wyoming02.jpg | 231 East Wyoming Avenue (19120) 40°01′16″N 75°07′17″W / 40.021191°N 75.121402°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
Opened October 30, 1930, it was the last library funded by Carnegie.[13] |
See also
References
- ↑ Anderson, p. 57.
- ↑ "FLP:Frankford Branch (Note modern building)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "The Carnegie Libraries:Philadelphia County". The Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
Germantown:Original now a senior citizens center Greenwich Branch (Original razed) Ritner's Children's (No longer in existence) Spring Garden Branch (Razed) Wissahickon Branch (Razed)
- ↑ "FLP:Lillian Marrero Branch". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
Lillian Marerro Branch, 601 West Lehigh Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19133-2228
- ↑ "Branch renamed for Lillian E. Marrero-Rios (1956–2005), a librarian at this branch for many years."
- ↑ https://rentals.prdcproperties.com/condo/4525-fleming
- ↑ "FLP:Nicetown Branch)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
On June 29, 1917, a new library funded by Andrew Carnegie was opened at 1715 Hunting Park Avenue, near Wayne Avenue. The 12th library in the Free Library system, it kept the name 'Nicetown.'
- ↑ "FLP:Nicetown Branch (Note modern building)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
The present library, now named for both communities, opened in a remodeled Linton's restaurant on April 16, 1961. It was located at the intersection of Broad Street, Erie and Germantown Avenues – now a transportation hub with a Broad Street subway station.
- ↑ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by Citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity for the Oak Lane Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMXI. Plaque inside front entrance, 6614 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19126. 2010-09-17.
- ↑ "FLP:Donatucci Branch". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr.: The Donatucci Branch (known as the Passyunk Branch until 2004) has been a vibrant and evolving institution since 1914.
- ↑ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by Jacob S. Disston Esq. for the Tacony Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMVI. 6742 Torresdale Avenue (19135). 2009-04-08.
- ↑ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by The Trustees of The Lower Dublin Academy for the Thomas Holme Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMVI. Plaque inside front entrance, 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136-3047. 2010-09-04.
- ↑ Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission Historical Marker Archived 2016-03-21 at the Wayback Machine
Further reading
- Anderson, Florence (1963). Carnegie Corporation Library Program 1911–1961. New York: Carnegie Corporation. OCLC 1282382. Search this book on
- Bobinski, George S. (1969). Carnegie Libraries: Their History and Impact on American Public Library Development. Chicago: American Library Association. ISBN 0-8389-0022-4. Search this book on
- Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3. Search this book on
- Miller, Durand R. (1943). Carnegie Grants for Library Buildings, 1890–1917. New York: Carnegie Corporation of New York. OCLC 2603611. Search this book on
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.
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