Franklin Carnegie Library
Decker and Owensville St., Franklin, TX, USA
Texas, USA
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EST. 1914
EST. 1914
1848
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Franklin Carnegie Library.
The Texas Historical Commission Atlas records this marker as in situ at the listed location. It remains part of the state marker inventory; the placement description and coordinates in this row follow the current official Atlas record and should be field-verified before publication.
About Franklin Carnegie Library
The city of Franklin used a $7,500 grant from the Carnegie Corporation, secured by Mayor R. M. Cole in 1913, to build this brick library, completed in 1914 and designed by an architect named Patterson. It served as the town library only until 1918. Afterward the building hosted school classes and public activities for decades.
HISTORY HAPPENED HERE at Franklin Carnegie Library
The city of Franklin housed a library of 1,000 volumes in its City Hall before 1913. In February that year, Franklin Mayor R. M. Cole (1848-1931) applied to the Carnegie Corporation of New York for funds to build a new library. The Carnegie Corporation approved plans and granted $7,500 to the project. This brick building with classical details and a pressed-metal roof resembling tiles was designed by an architect named Patterson and completed in 1914, though it served as a library only through 1918. School classes and public activities were held here through 1984. Recorded Texas Historic Landmark - 1986 Source: https://atlas.thc.texas.gov/Details/5395010925
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