Lackawanna Public Library - Lackawanna NY - Carnegie Library Buildings on Waymarking.com

Andrew Carnegie provided 30,000 for the construction of the Lackawanna Public Library.
The funds were granted on May 3, 1917.

The Lackawanna Public Library is a beautiful colonial style building with magnificent oak woodwork throughout the interior. Located on Ridge Road between Route 5 and South Park Avenue, the library was built in 1922 with money donated by Andrew Carnegie. Carnegie was a 19th Century steel tycoon who became one of the 20th Century’s most famous national philanthropists. The Lackawanna Library was one of the last Carnegie Libraries ever constructed.

The Lackawanna Public Library houses a satellite collection from the Steel Plant Museum that serves as a tribute to the once mighty steel industry in the region. The Library also serves as repository for local history.

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Address of Library Building: 560 Ridge Rd. Lackawanna, NY USA 823-0630 Current Use of Building: Library Year Built (optional): 1922 Website about building: [Web Link]

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