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United States historic place Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny U.S. National Register of Historic Places City of Pittsburgh Historic Structure Pittsburgh Landmark – PHLF Show map of Pittsburgh Show map of Pennsylvania Show map of the United States Location Allegheny Center, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Coordinates 40°27′11″N 80°0′19″W / 40.45306°N 80.00528°W / 40.45306 ...
The last library commissioned by Carnegie in Pennsylvania and among the last in the entire country. Opened 1921; renovated 1966 and 2003 6: Carnegie: Allegheny County-- Carnegie: Apr 26, 1898: $310,000 300 Beechwood Ave. The seventh Carnegie Library in the USA commissioned and the third to be fully endowed. Opened May 1, 1901.
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 ...
Its main branch is located in the Oakland neighborhood of Pittsburgh, and it has 19 branch locations throughout the city. Like hundreds of other Carnegie libraries, the construction of the main library, which opened in 1895, and several neighborhood branches, was funded by industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The Pittsburgh area houses the first ...
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A total of 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems.
Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – South Side; H. Hazelwood Branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh;
Carnegie Free Library (Connellsville, Pennsylvania) Carnegie Free Library (McKeesport, Pennsylvania) Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny; Carnegie Free Library of Beaver Falls; Carnegie Free Library of Braddock; Carnegie Library of Homestead; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh; Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh – South Side
First Carnegie library built in the United States; designated a National Historic Landmark March 2, 2012 (as "Braddock Carnegie Library") 14: Andrew Carnegie Free Library: Andrew Carnegie Free Library: October 8, 1981 : 300 Beechwood Avenue: Carnegie: 15: Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7: Carrie Blast Furnace Number 6 and 7