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Jennings Carnegie Public Library

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Jennings Carnegie Public Library
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Location303 North Cary Avenue, Jennings, Louisiana
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Area0.12 acres (0.049 ha)
Built1908
ArchitectWhitfield & King
Architectural stylePalladian
NRHP reference No.82002776[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 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

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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

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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

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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

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References

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  2. ^ "Carnegie Public Library: Archived 2008-09-29 at the Wayback Machine." City of Jennings. Accessed September 22, 2008.
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  4. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). with two photos and two maps Archived June 29, 2018, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value). With four photos from 1982.
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