Alabama City Library - Gadsden, AL
N 34° 07.532 W 086° 02.634
16S E 588165 N 3776487
The Library was constructed between 1898 and 1900.
Waymark Code: WMECMF
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/07/2012
Views: 3
The distinctive white columned building that is the Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library became the first public lending library building erected in Alabama. During World War II the old library was operated as a child care center so women could work in the Dwight Manufacturing Company cotton mill. Cone Mills sold the building to Hamil family in 1971. They operated a day care center until 1973. On June 30, 1973 the library was sold to the NorthEast Alabama Genealogical Society.
Street address: 1 Cabot Avenue Gadsden, AL USA 35901
County / Borough / Parish: Etowah County
Year listed: 1974
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Architecture/Engineering
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Education
Current function: Commerce/Trade, Education
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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