Carnegie Institute and Library
N 40° 26.559 W 079° 57.099
17T E 588907 N 4477416
Pittsburgh's main library is a flagship of the Carnegie Library system, as well as an architectural treasure.
Waymark Code: WMWHR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 10/27/2006
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Andrew Carnegie built more than 2,500 libraries around the world, but I call this one the "flagship" because it is the main library in Pittsburgh. That's the city where he made all that money to build all those libraries.
The Carnegie Library is a cornerstone of the city's Oakland neighborhood, home to the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University. The library is in between the two campuses.
This library was completed in 1895 as one of six in Pittsburgh that were funded by a $1,000,000 gift. I'm not sure that you could build one library for a million bucks nowadays!
Street address:
4400 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA USA
15213
County / Borough / Parish: Allegheny
Year listed: 1979
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Person, Event, Architecture/Engineering, Performing Arts, Art, Literature, Education
Periods of significance: 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Historic function: Library/Museum
Current function: Library/Museum
Privately owned?: yes
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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