Elizabeth Public Library
The Elizabeth Public Library is the free public library of Elizabeth, New Jersey. Serving a population of approximately 127,558, its collection contains 342,305 volumes, circulating 190,581 items annually[1] from its four locations.[2]
Locations
[edit | edit source]- Main Library - 11 South Broad Street
- LaCorte Branch Library - 408 Palmer Street
- Elmora Branch Library - 730 W. Grand Street
- Elizabethport Branch Library - 102-110 Third Street
Carnegie library building
[edit | edit source]Mid-Town Historic District | |
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| NRHP reference No. | 95001143 |
| NJRHP No. | 2665[3] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | October 5, 1995 |
| Designated NJRHP | September 29, 1994 |
Elizabeth's Main Library was built during the "free library movement" at the turn of the 20th century in part with the impetus of Charles N. Fowler,[4] US Congressman from Union County. It is one of New Jersey's original thirty-six Carnegie libraries, which by the 1940s had become one of the busiest libraries of its size in the USA.[5] Records show that millionaire Andrew Carnegie granted $130,810 made February 3, 1910, for the main and no longer existing Liberty Plaza branch libraries.[6][7] Opened in 1912, the building, reminiscent of an Italian palazzo and the Boston Public Library was designed by Edward Lippincott Tilton,[8] who had designed many other Carnegie libraries as well as the immigration station at Ellis Island. It is a contributing property to the Midtown Historic District, a state and federal historic district established in 1994–1995.[3] The Main Library is the Federal Depository Library for Union County.
See also
[edit | edit source]- List of Carnegie libraries in New Jersey
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Union County, New Jersey
References
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External links
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- Library buildings completed in 1912
- Education in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- Carnegie libraries in New Jersey
- Tourist attractions in Union County, New Jersey
- Beaux-Arts architecture in New Jersey
- Buildings and structures in Elizabeth, New Jersey
- 1912 establishments in New Jersey
- New Jersey Register of Historic Places
- Historic district contributing properties in New Jersey