Alabama City Library - Gadsden, AL - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

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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