The Couper Institute Library is a

public library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are ...

situated in

Cathcart Cathcart ( sco, Kithcart, gd, Coille Chart)
is an are ...

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, Scotland. The Couper Institute was originally built by architects

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and

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. The library was added in 1923 by architect John Alfred Taylor Houston on the bequest of Robert Couper. The institute and its library are now are now listed buildings, category B.

History

The library was built in 1923-24 by J A T Houston as part of building extensions to the northern side of the existing Couper Institute (built 1887) which were delayed by the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. The library was designed in an English Baroque style, while the earlier hall presents the Scots Renaissance tradition. Local paper mill owner Robert Couper left 'about £8000' for a library, reading room and hall to be built on the site. The building was listed as category B by

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in 1970.

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{{Libraries in Scotland Public libraries in Scotland Category B listed buildings in Glasgow Listed library buildings in Scotland Libraries in Glasgow 1923 establishments in Scotland Library buildings completed in 1923 Libraries established in 1924 Buildings and structures completed in 1887 1887 establishments in Scotland Community centres in the United Kingdom

History

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