Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library - (Alabama City Library) - Gadsden, AL
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N 34° 01.532 W 086° 02.636
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Library, researcher center, and memorial - Also known as Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library
Waymark Code: WMPVGQ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/25/2015
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
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County of site: Etowah County
Location of site: Cabot Ave., Gadsden

"The Cotton Mill was built in Alabama by Dwight Manufacturing to meet their competition. Converting cotton in the south saved money. And cost control is a main ingredient of Manufacturing.

"Howard Gardner Nichols had finished college at Harvard in 1893 and he joined Dwight Manufacturing Company. Since his father was the Treasurer, it was probably an easy decision.

"H.G. Nichols seems to have done well with the company and was chosen to oversee the construction of the new mill to be located in Alabama City, Alabama. On Christmas Day, 1895, one year after the announcement of the planned building of the new southern cotton mill, a button was pressed at the Dwight’s Chicopee, Massachusetts mill to set in motion the giant Corliss engine in Alabama City to begin the mill operation. In his daily journal, Howard Gardner Nichols recorded that on Friday, February 7, 1896, workers opened the first bale of cotton and threw it into the feeder.

"The Library building was constructed between 1898 and 1900. The distinctive white columned building that is now the Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library became the first public lending library building erected in Alabama." ~ NEAGS. THEME BY SOLOSTREAM.

Street address:
1 Cabot Ave.
Gadsden, AL USA
35902


County / Borough / Parish: Etowah County

Year listed: 1974

Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architectural/Engineering

Periods of significance: 1900-1924

Historic function: Education

Current function: Education, Social, research

Privately owned?: yes

Hours of operation: From: 10:00 AM To: 3:00 PM

Primary Web Site: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]

Secondary Website 2: [Web Link]

Season start / Season finish: Not listed

National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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