List of Carnegie libraries in Arizona
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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Arizona provides detailed information on United States
Carnegie libraries
in Arizona
, where 4 libraries were built from 4 grants (totaling $64,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
from 1899 to 1917.
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Carnegie libraries
Carnegie library
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...
in Arizona
Arizona
Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...
, where 4 libraries were built from 4 grants (totaling $64,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York, which was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding," is one of the oldest, largest and most influential of American foundations...
from 1899 to 1917.
Key
Carnegie libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted |
Grant amount |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Phoenix | Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... |
$25,000 | 1101 W Washington St. 33°26′51.62"N 112°5′13.19"W |
Closed after serving as the Phoenix Public Library Phoenix Public Library The Phoenix Public Library is a municipal library system serving Phoenix, Arizona, and operated by the City of Phoenix. There are 16 branches currently in operation citywide, anchored by the flagship Burton Barr Central Library on the northern edge of downtown Phoenix... from 1908 to 1953. Now the Carnegie Center, a multi-service center which includes the Arizona State Library. |
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| 2 | Prescott | Prescott Prescott, Arizona Prescott is a city in Yavapai County, Arizona, USA. It was designated "Arizona's Christmas City" by Arizona Governor Rose Mofford in the late 1980s.... |
$4,000 | 125 E Gurley St. 34°32′30.02"N 112°28′3.32"W |
Open from November 24, 1903 until 1975. The building is now home to several private businesses. | ||
| 3 | Tucson | Tucson Tucson, Arizona Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200... |
$25,000 | 200 S 6th Ave. 32°13′9.09"N 110°58′8.96"W |
Served as the Tucson Public Library from 1901 to 1991. In 1991, it became the Tucson Children's Museum. | ||
| 4 | Yuma | Yuma Yuma, Arizona Yuma is a city in and the county seat of Yuma County, Arizona, United States. It is located in the southwestern corner of the state, and the population of the city was 77,515 at the 2000 census, with a 2008 Census Bureau estimated population of 90,041.... |
$10,000 | 350 S 3rd Ave. 32°43′14.21"N 114°37′26.63"W |
Although heavily renovated in the 1950s, the original Carnegie library still stands as a branch library for the Yuma County Library District Yuma County Library District The Yuma County Library District serves the population of Yuma County, Arizona. Today the library district consists of the nearly 80,000 square foot Main Library located in Yuma as well as branches in downtown Yuma, the Foothills, Somerton, San Luis, Wellton, Dateland, and Roll... . |