Braddock Carnegie Library | |
Braddock Carnegie Library. Elements to the left, including the round turret, are William Halsey Wood's 1889 facade. The octagonal tower beside the turret, and elements to its right, reflect the Longfellow, Alden & Harlow addition from 1893. The Frank Vittor statue, "Winged Victory", a WWI memorial, was added to the courtyard ca. 1922. Logo of Carnegie One, the overseeing organization | |
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| Location | 419 Library St., Braddock, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°24′6.73″N 79°51′55.53″W / 40.4018694°N 79.8654250°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architect | William Halsey Wood (1888); Longfellow, Alden & Harlow (1893 addition) |
| Architectural style | Romanesque Revival, Richardsonian Romanesque |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001585[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 19, 1973 |
| Designated NHL | March 2, 2012 |
| Designated PHLF | 1976[2] |
The Braddock Carnegie Library in Braddock, Pennsylvania, is the first Carnegie Library in the United States. As such, the library was named a National Historic Landmark in 2012,[3][4] following its listing on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973,[1] and is on the Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation's List of Historic Landmarks.
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Historic Landmark Plaques 1968-2009 (PDF). Pittsburgh, PA: Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. 2010. Retrieved July 2, 2010.
- ^ Diana Nelson Jones (March 12, 2012). "Carnegie Library in Braddock named historic landmark". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Archived from the original on March 12, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ "Braddock Carnegie Library, National Historic Landmark Nomination" (PDF). Department of the Interior / National Park Service. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 29, 2014. Retrieved March 15, 2011.
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