Heritage Museum - Leadville, CO
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Andrew Carnegie donated the funds for Leadville's first library on January 4, 1904.
Waymark Code: WM70ZZ
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 08/16/2009
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The current home of the Lake County Civic Center Association's Heritage museum was a Carnegie Library, in serving as a public library until 1971. It was named for Andrew Carnegie, whose donation made the opening possible.
Today the Carnegie Library building houses a museum, dedicated to preserving the history of Leadville. Exhibits include period, Victorian furniture from the Boom Days, mining artifacts, Camp Hale mementos and a model replica of the Leadville Ice Palace. The Leadville Ice Palace, built in the winter of 1895-96, was the largest ice palace in the world.
The museum is open May through October.
Address of Library Building:
102 E 9th Street
Leadville, CO USA
80461
Current Use of Building: Museum
Year Built (optional): 1904
Website about building: [Web Link]
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