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The George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center is a museum and cultural center in east Austin, Texas, housed in the former George Washington Carver branch of the Austin Public Library. Named in honor of George Washington Carver, the facility has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2005.
In 1928, Austin voters approved $150,000 in bonds for a permanent building, and the temporary building was moved to Angelina Street, resurfaced with brick, and opened as the library's first branch, the George Washington Carver Branch. The building is now part of the George Washington Carver Museum, adjacent to the current Carver Branch. [4 ...
For the first edition of 'From the Archives,' consider a humble building that served as the Austin Central Library, now part of the Carver Museum,
In 1979 she co-founded the W. H. Passon Historical Society to help preserve and promote Black history in Austin. In 1980, she co-founded the George Washington Carver Museum which is located in a historical building that was originally the site of Austin's first Black library. [1]
City Hall Insider: Free Austin library cards extension, Red River district funding & more. Gannett. Ella McCarthy, Austin American-Statesman. February 29, 2024 at 3:05 AM.
Through peaceful protests he helped end segregation at the Austin Public Library. [2] [4] [3] At that time Blacks were only welcomed at George Washington Carver branch library in East Austin. Kirk determined there was no statute barring blacks from using the main library or other branches.
The late Maeola Turner was a longtime librarian at Carver Middle School, and former faculty and staff wanted to recognize her in the early 1990s by dedicating the library in her memory.
Austin Central Library: September 15, 2023 : 800 Guadalupe St. Austin ... George Washington Carver Library. March 30, 2005 : 1165 Angelina St. Austin: 31 ...