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 Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
(NRHP).
These include:
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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, who funded six children's libraries in rural towns throughout ...
(1922), NRHP-listed
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Hawkes Children's Library (Cedartown, Georgia)
Hawkes Children's Library is a historic library building in Cedartown, Georgia. Albert King Hawkes was a children's library and theater advocate from Atlanta who desired the libraries in Georgia's towns. This Hawkes Children's Library was desi ...
(1921), NRHP-listed
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Hawkes Children's Library (Griffin, 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 Re ...
(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.
Early life
Reid was born in Jackso ...
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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 ...
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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 Re ...
Hawkes Library in Toswell, Georgia
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Hawkes unfortunately died before much of his vision could be achieved.
See also
*Lists of Carnegie libraries {{short description, None
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*List of Carnegie libraries in the United States
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* Carnegie libraries in Wales
* List of Carnegie ...
*List of Rosenwald schools
This is a list of some of the 5,000 Rosenwald Schools built across the South from Texas to Virginia and from Florida to Oklahoma. There once were 5,000 or so Rosenwald Schools in the United States, primarily serving Black Americans. At least 58 ...
References
Children's libraries
Libraries in Georgia (U.S. state)
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