Carnegie Library - Court Street Historic District - Binghamton, NY
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N 42° 05.903 W 075° 54.603
18T E 424747 N 4661100
The Carnegie library, Exchange Street, was built in 1903 in Beaux-Arts Classical style
Waymark Code: WMPM73
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2015
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"At the center stands the Beaux-Arts Classical style Carnegie Library designed by Binghamton architects Sanford and Halbert Lacey and built in 1903. The library is two stories in height and features an Ionic portico and a red tile roof."
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"It was built as the result of a $75,000 gift from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie...Smith said it’s a solid building that could be rehabilitated. Although there’s been some decay inside, he said it’s not as bad as one might have expected for a building that’s been sitting without heat or electricity for a decade...Broome County sold the building to a Sullivan County developer in April 2002 for $112,000."