Carnegie libraries
editLibrary | Image | Location | Notes | |
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1 | Chestnut Hill | 8711 Germantown Avenue (19118) 40°04′38″N 75°12′32″W / 40.077255°N 75.208755°W |
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2 | Cobbs Creek | 5800 Cobbs Creek Parkway, (19143-3036) 39°56′45″N 75°14′25″W / 39.945866°N 75.240266°W |
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3 | Falls of Schuylkill | 3501 Midvale Avenue (19129) |
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4 | Frankford | 4634 Frankford Avenue (19124) | Replaced by modern building[1] | |
5 | Germantown | 5818 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144 40°02′14″N 75°10′34″W / 40.037324°N 75.176045°W |
Senior citizens center[2] | |
6 | Greenwich | Original razed[2] | ||
7 | Haddington | 446 North 65th Street (19151-4003) 39°58′12″N 75°14′58″W / 39.970048°N 75.249346°W |
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8 | Kingsessing | 1201 South 51st Street (19143) 39°56′33″N 75°13′09″W / 39.942406°N 75.219037°W |
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9 | Lehigh | 601 West Lehigh Avenue (19133) 39°59′32″N 75°08′32″W / 39.992343°N 75.142173°W[3] |
Renamed Lillian Marerro Branch ca. 2005[4] | |
10 | Logan | 1333 Wagner Avenue (19141), 40°01′53″N 75°08′43″W / 40.031457°N 75.145342°W |
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11 | Manayunk | Fleming and Dupont Streets 19128 40°01′52″N 75°13′20″W / 40.031107°N 75.222124°W |
Now a nursing home[2] | |
12 | McPherson Square | 601 East Indiana Avenue {19134-3042) 39°59′41″N 75°07′08″W / 39.994808°N 75.11878°W |
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13 | Nicetown | 1715 Hunting Park Avenue (19124)[5] | Replaced by modern building in 1961, at 3720 Broad Street 19140[6] | |
14 | Oak Lane | 6614 North 12th Street (19126) 40°03′12″N 75°08′16″W / 40.053362°N 75.137714°W |
Land gift of citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity[7] | |
15 | Paschalville | 6942 Woodland Avenue 19142 39°55′14″N 75°13′20″W / 39.920459°N 75.222124°W |
Faces South 70th Street | |
16 | Passyunk | 1935 Shunk Street (19145) 39°55′11″N 75°10′49″W / 39.919622°N 75.1802°W |
Opened 1914, Renamed 2004: Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr. Branch[8] | |
17 | Richmond | 2987 Almond Street (19134) 39°58′59″N 75°06′31″W / 39.982963°N 75.108653°W |
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18 | Ritner Children's | No longer in existence[2] | ||
19 | Southwark | 932 South 7th Street 19147 | Replaced with modern building[9] Renamed Charles Santore Branch, 2004[10] | |
20 | Spring Garden | 1700 Spring Garden Street | Razed[2] | |
21 | Tacony | 6742 Torresdale Avenue (19135-2416) 40°01′31″N 75°02′43″W / 40.025356°N 75.0452300°W |
Land gift of Jacob S. Disston, Esq. 1906 [11] | |
22 | Thomas Holme | 7810 Frankford Avenue (19136-3013) 40°02′25″N 75°01′52″W / 40.040293°N 75.031184°W |
Holmesburg Library Land gift of Lower Dublin Academy[12] | |
23 | Walnut Street | 140 South 40th Street (19104) 39°57′15″N 75°12′09″W / 39.954112°N 75.202589°W |
West Philadelphia Branch | |
24 | Wissahicken | Manayunk Avenue and Osbourne Street | Razed[2] | |
25 | Wyoming | 231 East Wyoming Avenue (19120) 40°01′16″N 75°07′17″W / 40.021191°N 75.121402°W |
Test0
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edit4634 Frankford Avenue (19124)
40°00′56″N 75°05′05″W / 40.015615°N 75.08483°W
Fleming and Dupont Streets 19128
40°01′52″N 75°13′20″W / 40.031107°N 75.222124°W
5818 Germantown Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19144
40°02′14″N 75°10′34″W / 40.037324°N 75.176045°W
3720 Broad Street 19140
40°00′32″N 75°09′05″W / 40.009003°N 75.151307°W
932 South 7th Street 19147
39°56′15″N 75°09′18″W / 39.937395°N 75.154969°W
6942 Woodland Avenue 19142
39°55′14″N 75°13′20″W / 39.920459°N 75.222124°W
Test2
editOak Lane Branch[13]
Lehigh Branch[14]
References
edit- ^ "FLP:Frankford Branch (Note modern building)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Carnegie Libraries:Philadelphia County". The Pennsylvania Center for the Book. Pennsylvania State University. Retrieved 2010-09-16.
Germantown:Original now a senior citizens center Greenwich Branch (Original razed) Ritner's Children's (No longer in existence) Spring Garden Branch (Razed) Wissahickon Branch (Razed)
- ^ "FLP:Lillian Marrero Branch". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
Lillian Marerro Branch, 601 West Lehigh Avenue Philadelphia, PA 19133-2228
- ^ "Branch renamed for Lillian E. Marrero-Rios (1956-2005), a librarian at this branch for many years."
- ^ "FLP:Nicetown Branch)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
On June 29, 1917, a new library funded by Andrew Carnegie was opened at 1715 Hunting Park Avenue, near Wayne Avenue. The 12th library in the Free Library system, it kept the name 'Nicetown.'
- ^ "FLP:Nicetown Branch (Note modern building)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
The present library, now named for both communities, opened in a remodeled Linton's restaurant on April 16, 1961. It was located at the intersection of Broad Street, Erie and Germantown Avenues - now a transportation hub with a Broad Street subway station.
- ^ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by Citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity for the Oak Lane Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMXI. Placque inside front entrance, 6614 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19126. 2010-09-17.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "FLP:Donatucci Branch". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-17.
Thomas F. Donatucci, Sr.: The Donatucci Branch (known as the Passyunk Branch until 2004) has been a vibrant and evolving institution since 1914.
- ^ "FLP:Charles Santore Branch (Note modern building)". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
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- ^ "FLP:Charles Santore Branch". FLP Web Site. Free Library of Philadelphia. Retrieved 2010-09-15.
Charles Santore Branch: Formerly the Southwark Branch, the library was renamed in 2004 to honor political leader Charles Santore.
- ^ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by Jacob S. Disston Esq. for the Tacony Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMVI. 6742 Torresdale Avenue (19135-2416). 2009-04-08.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by The Trustees of The Lower Dublin Academy for the Thomas Holme Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMVI. Placque inside front entrance, 7810 Frankford Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19136-3047. 2010-09-04.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ The Land On which this Building is Erected Was Presented to the City by Citizens of Oak Lane and Vicinity for the Oak Lane Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia MCMXI. Placque inside front entrance, 6614 North 12th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19126. 2010-09-17.
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: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ "Branch renamed for Lillian E. Marrero-Rios (1956-2005), a librarian at this branch for many years."
PCFTB
editPCFTB
http://pabook.libraries.psu.edu/palitmap/carnegie_philadelphia.html
The Pennsylvania Center for the Book
Pennsylvania State University
The Carnegie Libraries:Philadelphia County
Greenwich Branch (Original razed) Ritner's Children's (No longer in existence) Spring Garden Branch (Razed)
http://libwww.freelibrary.org/branches/history.cfm?loc=NIC
1715 Hunting Park Avenue (19124)
However, the library needed larger and better space. On June 29, 1917, a new library funded by Andrew Carnegie was opened at 1715 Hunting Park Avenue, near Wayne Avenue. The 12th library in the Free Library system, it kept the name "Nicetown."
The present library, now named for both communities, opened in a remodeled Linton's restaurant on April 16, 1961. It was located at the intersection of Broad Street, Erie and Germantown Avenues - now a transportation hub with a Broad Street subway station.