Gravenhurst Public Library - Gravenhurst, Ontario
N 44° 55.104 W 079° 22.428
17T E 628351 N 4975172
Built in 1922, this Carnegie Library has been designated a heritage site by the Town of Gravenhurst.
Waymark Code: WMXXME
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/13/2018
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In 1922, the Carnegie Foundation donated to build the Gravenhurst Library and it turned out to be the last Carnegie Library built in Ontario.
However, the story begins before that. In 1906, the Carnegie Foundation donated US$7,000 to build the Gravenhurst Library, but the Town decided that it could not live up to its obligations to operate the library and so the project was cancelled. Fast forward 16 years and the Town went back to the Foundation and was granted special funding.
Blue Plaque managing agency: Town of Gravenhurst
Physical Address:
275 Muskoka Road South
Gravenhurst, Ontario Canada
P1P 1J1
Web Address: [Web Link]
Individual Recognized: Not listed
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