Carnegie Public Library
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N 30° 40.380 W 096° 22.400
14R E 751652 N 3396306
A medallion without any accompanying marker by the entrance of Carnegie Public Library on 111 S. Main St. in downtown Bryan (Brazos County).
Waymark Code: WM133E4
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/07/2020
Views: 6
Per the plate next to the medallion (with the plate erected in 1953):
"Center of cultural and civic activities in Bryan since 1903. Established through inspiration of the Mutual Improvement Club (renamed The Woman's Club 1909) Under the leadership of Mmes. Lucy Miley Brandon AND Rose Fountain Howell, who with modest means set the library goal in 1899. An appeal to the industrial magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie secured a grant of $10,000 contingent upon the city's giving a site and pledging maintenance funds. In addition, private persons also gave funds and books.
Auditorium was site of many gatherings, foremost being the 1919 and 1933 reunions of Hood's Texas Brigade Association.
In 1944, the library board president, Mrs. Lee J. Roundtree, established the children's educational foundation with result that the Roundtree Room was opened on converted second floor in 1953."
Marker Number: 13339
Marker Text:
(no official THC marker text at the actual site -- despite THC's statement that there is a 'plate' at this location)
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