Port Huron Public Library
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N 42° 58.339 W 082° 25.568
17T E 383705 N 4758727
Located on the west side of Sixth Street, between Wall and Court Streets. Streetside parking available.
Waymark Code: WMW7Q
Location: Michigan, United States
Date Posted: 10/23/2006
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In 1902 the city of Port Huron secured money from philanthropist Andrew Carnegie to erect a municipal library. Two years later this grand, Beaux-Arts-style building was completed at a cost of $45,000. Chicago architects Patton and Miller designed the Indiana limestone-clad building. At its dedication in 1904, Melvil Dewey, creator of the book classification system that bears his name, delivered the opening address. The Port Huron Public Library served in its original capacity for over sixty years. In 1967 a larger public library was constructed. The following year the former library opened as the Port Huron Museum of Arts and History. A rear addition was constructed in 1988.
Historical Name: Andrew Carnegie
Parking nearby?: yes
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website: [Web Link]
Registered Site #: Local Site #2160
Historical Date: Not listed
Description: Not listed
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