Hawkes Children's Library is a historic library building in

Cedartown, Georgia Cedartown is a city and the county seat of Polk County, Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 10,190. Cedartown is the principal city of and is included in the Cedartown, Georgia Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is i ...

Albert King Hawkes Albert King Hawkes (June 1848 – November 1916) was an optometrist, inventor, and philanthropist and proponent of children's libraries in rural Georgia towns. Several Hawkes Children's Library buildings were constructed from his advocacy ...

was a children's library and theater advocate from Atlanta who desired the libraries in Georgia's towns. This Hawkes Children's Library was designed by

Neel Reid Joseph Neel Reid (October 23, 1885 – February 14, 1926), also referred to as Neel Reid, was a prominent architect in Atlanta, Georgia, in the early 20th century as a partner in his firm Hentz, Reid and Adler. Reid was born in Jacksonville, Al ...

and built in 1921. It is now a museum operated by the Polk County Historical Society.Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)
/ref> It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...

on November 24, 1980. It is located on North College Street.

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{{National Register of Historic Places Library buildings completed in 1921 Theatres completed in 1921 Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Theatres on the National Register of Historic Places in Georgia (U.S. state) Buildings and structures in Polk County, Georgia National Register of Historic Places in Polk County, Georgia Children's libraries

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