Kemp Library (Former) - Wichita Falls, TX
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WalksfarTX
N 33° 54.339 W 098° 29.356
14S E 547217 N 3751812
Kemp Public Library is now the Kemp Center for the Arts.
Waymark Code: WM12KAK
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/09/2020
Views: 2
Historical Marker:
In the 1890s Flora Anderson Kemp (1861-1957) and other women in Wichita Falls circulated books among friends. After many attempts to begin a library, Mrs. Kemp in 1916 asked her husband, pioneer businessman Joseph Alexander Kemp (1861-1930), for a public library building as a Christmas gift. In 1918 Kemp presented the main structure of this building to the citizens of Wichita Falls. The community donated 4,000 books and raised money for furnishings. While the building has been enlarged and remodeled several times, the original structure remains intact.
Internet access available: No - Internet Access is not available here
Hours of Operation:
Library is closed.
Approximate date of opening.: 01/01/1918
Classification of Library: Not listed
Additional Internet Connection Options: Not listed
Library Website: Not listed
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