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Old Library Building (Tucson, Arizona)
Old Library or Old Library Building may refer to: United Kingdom * Old Library, Bristol, a historic library building dating from 1740 * Old Library, Cardiff, previously the main public library for Cardiff, 1882–1988 * The Old Library, Liverpool, a former Andrew Carnegie library * Old Library Building, one of the Newcastle University buildings at Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne * Old Library, Wrexham, Wrexham's former library from 1907 United States * Old Library Building (Tucson, Arizona), listed on the NRHP in Pima County, Arizona * Old Library Building (Maysville, Kentucky), listed on the NRHP in Kentucky * Old Library (Bryn Mawr College), formerly known as the M. Carey Thomas Library * Old Library, West Chester, Pennsylvania, dating from 1902 * Old Library Building (Chattanooga, Tennessee) The Old Library Building at 200 E. 8th St. in Chattanooga, Tennessee is a Carnegie library building which was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Library, Bristol
The Old Library () is a historic building on the north side of King Street, Bristol, England. It was built in 1738–40 and has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II* listed building. Until 1906 it housed the main collections of Bristol's public library, which was one of the first in England when it was founded in 1613 on the same site. Users of the library included Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey and Humphry Davy. From 1779 the building also contained one of the country's first public displays of fossils. History Founded in 1613, Bristol's public library was only preceded in England by those of Norwich in 1608 and Ipswich in 1612. It was originally housed in the King Street lodge of Bristol merchant Robert Redwood, who donated it to Bristol Corporation. When this building decayed the city replaced it in 1738–40 on the same site. In 1772 the King Street library was taken over by the Bristol Library Society, a subscription library. Over time it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Library, Cardiff
The Old Library ( cy, Yr Hen Lyfrgell) is a Grade II* listed building in Cardiff, Wales. It is located in the centre of the city at the northern end of The Hayes. Originally the Cardiff Free Library, it was used as the city's Central Library until it was replaced in 1988. It has been used for other purposes since that time and is currently the home of the Cardiff Story museum and Menter Caerdydd, a community-based Menter Iaith organisation which works to raise the profile of the Welsh language in Cardiff. The building is noted for its colonnaded exterior and original tiled entrance corridor. History Design, construction and opening Plans for a new "grand and commanding" Cardiff Free Library and Museum were put before Cardiff Town Council in 1874. There were two options for the site, one being owned by Marquess of Bute at the corner of Wood Street and St Mary Street (though and attracting a hefty ground rent), the other owned by the Cardiff Council. Because of the restrict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Old Library, Liverpool
The Old Library, formerly known as ''Lister Drive Library'', is a Grade II listed former Andrew Carnegie library in Tuebrook, Liverpool, England. Opening in June 1905, it is now used as a community centre and charity hub for childcare services and start-up businesses. The current tenants are Lister Steps. History Construction The library was built as a cost of around £13,000 and was named "The Andrew Carnegie Library", following a recommendation to the city council that resolve to approve its construction. It was constructed with brick walls dressed with stone and a slate roof. Above the main entrance is a tower and skylight. The library was opened on 27 June 1905. Decline Following the detection of structural problems in 2006, the library closed. Local newspaper the ''Liverpool Echo'' featured the library in its Stop the Rot campaign. In 2016, it was reported that £3.9 million from the National Lottery Heritage Fund was granted to the city council that would help towards r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newcastle University Buildings
Newcastle University (legally the University of Newcastle upon Tyne) is a UK public research university based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East England. It has overseas campuses in Singapore and Malaysia. The university is a red brick university and a member of the Russell Group, an association of research-intensive UK universities. The university finds its roots in the School of Medicine and Surgery (later the College of Medicine), established in 1834, and the College of Physical Science (later renamed Armstrong College), founded in 1871. These two colleges came to form the larger division of the federal University of Durham, with the Durham Colleges forming the other. The Newcastle colleges merged to form King's College in 1937. In 1963, following an Act of Parliament, King's College became the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. The university subdivides into three faculties: the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; the Faculty of Medical Sciences; and the Faculty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Library, Wrexham
The Old Library (sometimes Old Carnegie Library) is a building on Queen's Square, Wrexham, Queen's Square in Wrexham city centre, Wales. Built as a carnegie library in 1907, the building served as Wrexham's public library until 1973, when it later became council offices. The building is Grade II listed and owned by Wrexham County Borough Council. It is proposed to be converted into a hub for creative arts. History The building was constructed as a library and lecture hall in 1907. It was designed by Vernon Hodge. Over 100 architects had submitted designs for the new library. The building is a Grade II listed building, and located in Wrexham city centre's Queens Square, Wrexham, Queens Square. The construction received funding from Scottish-American philanthropist Andrew Carnegie following an appeal over the lack of space for books in the town's existing library located in the Guildhall. A grant of £4,000 to build and £300 to furnish the library was provided from Carnegie fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of RHPs In Pima
__NOTOC__ This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Pima County, Arizona. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Pima County, Arizona, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a map. There are 203 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the county, including 4 that are also National Historic Landmarks. Three properties formerly listed have been removed from the National Register. Current listings Former listings See also * List of National Historic Landmarks in Arizona * National Register of Historic Places listings in Arizon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Library Building (Maysville, Kentucky)
The ''Old Library Building'' was chartered by the Maysville and Mason County Library, Historic and Scientific Association in 1878 and built between 1878 and 1880. It is the last of four libraries established in Maysville, Kentucky in the nineteenth century. It was preceded by the Maysville Lyceum – chartered in 1839, the Maysville Athenaeum – 1840, and the Maysville Library - date unknown, but no longer in existence by 1859. The brick structure is long and narrow, set perpendicular to the street. The original front of the building facing Sutton Street was a bare brick wall. In 1973, a new wing was added with windows matching the original side elevation with the insertion of plain double doors into the end bays. Structurally, there are tall narrow brick piers between which the actual wall is recessed, but most of the wall consists of the apparent frames of the tall, narrow two-story windows, which seem to occupy most of the surface. The deepest windows have round arches at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Library (Bryn Mawr College)
The Old Library is a college library at Bryn Mawr College in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Previously named the M. Carey Thomas Library after Bryn Mawr's first dean and second president, it was formally renamed in 2018 as a result of controversy surrounding Thomas's history of racism and anti-Semitism. The building was in use as a library until 1970, when the Mariam Coffin Canaday Library opened. Today, it is primarily a space for performances, readings, lectures, and public gatherings. History and description The Great Hall, the reading room of the old library, was designed by Walter Cope (of Cope and Stewardson) in 1901 and built by Stewardson and Jamieson in 1907. M. Carey Thomas played a large part in its planning, particularly by taking photographs and doing architectural research on the library's University of Oxford inspirations, and by helping the library's construction survive many hardships, such as Cope's death and financial troubles. Built with ashlar gray stone and lined w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Library, West Chester
The Old Library at West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester University in West Chester, Pennsylvania, USA, is on the prominent corner of South Church Street and West Rosedale Avenue, marking the southwest corner of the Quad. Following the old tradition of the Quad, this 1902 building is made from serpentine rubble stone with a slate roof. The Department of Anthropology and Sociology, as well as thWest Chester University Museum of Anthropology and Archaeology are housed in this facility. It is a contributing building to the West Chester State College Quadrangle Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981. ''Note:'' This includes References {{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Libraries in Pennsylvania Buildings and structures in Chester County, Pennsylvania West Chester University Library buildings completed in 1902 Historic district contributing properties in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Old Library Building (Chattanooga, Tennessee)
The Old Library Building at 200 E. 8th St. in Chattanooga, Tennessee is a Carnegie library building which was built in 1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973. It was designed by architect Reuben Harrison Hunt in Classical Revival Neoclassical architecture is an architectural style produced by the Neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century in Italy and France. It became one of the most prominent architectural styles in the Western world. The prevailing style ... style. It was the first building specifically designed as a library in Chattanooga, although there has been a library in the city since 1867. It was built with a $50,000 Carnegie grant. With It was part of the Chattanooga Public Library system. References Libraries in Tennessee Carnegie libraries in Tennessee National Register of Historic Places in Hamilton County, Tennessee Neoclassical architecture in Tennessee Library buildings completed in 1904 {{Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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