Tahlequah Carnegie Library - Tahlequah, OK - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

The Carnegie Library building received its grant on May 25, 1905 in the amount of $10,000 and was opened on June 29, 1907. In 1978, a new library building was attached to the south side, and the Carnegie building is currently used by the library and town for meetings and special events.

This library is constructed of red brick in the Late 19th-20th Century Classical Revival style. The architect was William Ashton of McCaw and Bellis. It is one-story and has a rusticated stone partially exposed basement level. A stone belt course surrounds the building just below the windows. A wide metal cornice encircles the building below the roof line, which has stone coping. There is a stepped parapet, and an elaborate entrance flanked by two wooden Doric columns which support a gabled porch roof. An 11-step stone staircase leads to wooden double doors with a large fixed multi-paned transom. The windows are double-hung with 6-over 1 panes. The windows have slight brick arches with keystones.

This Carnegie library was one of 24 constructed in Oklahoma. Land was donated by the Cherokee Nation. It has been used continuously for library activities for over a century. The building was designated as a National Historic Landmark on April 15, 2004.

Street address: 120 S. College Avenue Tahlequah, OK US 74464 County / Borough / Parish: Cherokee County Year listed: 2003 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Education Periods of significance: 1950-74; 1925-49; 1900-24 Historic function: Education Current function: Education Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Secondary Website 1: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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