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 Columbus Public Library - Columbus, OH
N 39° 57.667 W 082° 59.434
17S E 329983 N 4425338
The Columbus Public Library, a Carnegie Library, is now known as the Columbus Metropolitan Library.
Waymark Code: WMKE42
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 03/29/2014
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The COLUMBUS PUBLIC LIBRARY (open 9-9 weekdays, 9-5:30 June-Sept., Sat. 9-9), Grant Ave. at the end of E. State St., is known also as the Carnegie Library. The building, completed in 1906, is 220 by 90 feet, of marble and granite construction in French Renaissance style. Its erection, equipment, and site cost $380,000; Andrew Carnegie contributed $200,000, and the city the remainder. Albert Randolph Ross of New York was the architect. With its five branches, the library contains nearly 300,000 volumes. ---Ohio: The Ohio Guide, 1940
The original library, the Carnegie Library, was constructed of Vermont marble and granite and was originally built through a gift from Andrew Carnegie and opened in 1907. In 1991, a major expansion and renovation of the Carnegie Library was completed in Roman classic style. The default photo shows the original Carnegie structure.
Book: Ohio
Page Number(s) of Excerpt: 258
Year Originally Published: 1940
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