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The Hawkes Children's Libraries were a series of libraries inspired by Hawkes Library in Toswell, Georgia
/ref> Hawkes unfortunately died before much of his vision could be achieved.
The Hawkes Children's Libraries were a series of libraries inspired by 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 ...
(1848–1916) of Atlanta, Georgia who desired children's libraries and theaters in Georgia's towns.
At least three survive and are 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 ...
(NRHP).
These include:
*Hawkes Children's Library (West Point, Georgia)
The Hawkes Children's Library in West Point, Georgia was built in 1922. It is one of the Hawkes Children's Library buildings inspired and funded with support from Albert King Hawkes. The building is a work of architectural and engineering firm ...
(1922), NRHP-listed
* Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia) (1921), NRHP-listed
* Hawkes Children's Library (Griffin, Georgia) (1915–16), at 210 S. 6th St., NRHP-listed in Spalding County. Designed in 1915 by Atlanta architect 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 ...
.
*Hawkes Children's Library (Jackson, Georgia)
The Hawkes Children's Libraries were a series of libraries inspired by Albert King Hawkes (1848–1916) of Atlanta, Georgia who desired children's libraries and theaters in Georgia's towns.
At least three survive and are listed on the National Reg ...
*Hawkes Children's Library (Roswell, Georgia)
The Hawkes Children's Libraries were a series of libraries inspired by Albert King Hawkes (1848–1916) of Atlanta, Georgia who desired children's libraries and theaters in Georgia's towns.
At least three survive and are listed on the National Reg ...
/ref> Hawkes unfortunately died before much of his vision could be achieved.
See also
*Lists of Carnegie libraries {{short description, None
This is a list of Carnegie libraries.
* List of Carnegie libraries in the United States
* List of Carnegie libraries in Canada
* List of Carnegie libraries in Europe
* List of Carnegie libraries in Africa
* List of Carneg ...
*List of Rosenwald schools
This is a list of notable Rosenwald Schools, from Texas to Virginia, from Florida to Oklahoma. There once were 5,000 or so Rosenwald Schools in the United States, primarily serving black Americans.
At least 58 of these schools are listed on the ...
References
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