The Lawson McGhee Library is the main

library A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...

of Knox County Public Library in

Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville is a city in and the county seat of Knox County, Tennessee, Knox County in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2020 United States census, Knoxville's population was 190,740, making it the largest city in the East Tennessee Grand Di ...

. It is located at 500 West Church Avenue in downtown Knoxville. The library was established in 1885 with a $50,000 donation from Knoxville businessman

Charles McClung McGhee Charles McClung McGhee (January 23, 1828 – May 5, 1907) was an American industrialist and financier, active primarily in Knoxville, Tennessee, in the latter half of the nineteenth century. As director of the East Tennessee, Virginia and Geor ...

, and named for McGhee's daughter, May Lawson McGhee, who had died suddenly in 1883. The current Lawson McGhee Library building was designed by architect

Bruce McCarty Bruce McCarty, Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, FAIA (December 28, 1920 – January 5, 2013) was an American architect, founder and senior designer (retired 2010) at McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects of Knoxville, Tennessee. ...

."Noted Knoxville architect Bruce McCarty dies; designed many town, UT landmarks." ''Knoxville News Sentinel''. January 7, 2013.

Gallery

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External links

* Education in Knoxville, Tennessee Buildings and structures in Knoxville, Tennessee Public libraries in Tennessee Brutalist architecture in Tennessee {{Library-struct-stub