Carnegie Library of Valdosta

The Carnegie Library of Valdosta is a Carnegie library building in Valdosta, Georgia. It was constructed in 1913 for $40,000, with help from a $15,000 Carnegie grant.[2][3] It was the first building designed by local architect Lloyd V. Greer. It opened in 1914. Decades later it became a branch library and then the base for the Lowndes County Historical Society.[4] It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 12, 1984. It is located at 305 West Central Avenue. Originally part of the South Georgia Regional Library, the library building is now home to the Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum.[5][6]

Carnegie Library of Valdosta
Carnegie Library of Valdosta is located in Georgia
Carnegie Library of Valdosta
Location in Georgia
Carnegie Library of Valdosta is located in the United States
Carnegie Library of Valdosta
Location in United States
Location305 W. Central Ave., Valdosta, Georgia
Coordinates30°49′50″N 83°16′58″W / 30.83056°N 83.28278°W / 30.83056; -83.28278
Area0.4 acres (0.16 ha)
Built1913 (1913)
Built byLittle & Phillips
ArchitectLloyd Greer
Architectural styleClassical Revival
NRHP reference No.84001120[1]
Added to NRHPJanuary 12, 1984

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  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Jones, Theodore (1997). Carnegie Libraries Across America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 0-471-14422-3.
  3. ^ GeorgiaInfo - Digital Library of Georgia - Old Carnegie Library History
  4. ^ Historical Marker at the library site, Valdosta Town Committee 1983
  5. ^ Lowndes County Historical Society and Museum website
  6. ^ Walker, Jr, Robert Burke (1994). Written at Athens. Georgia's Carnegie Libraries: A study of their History, Their Existing Conditions, and Conservation (PDF). Georgia. pp. 78–79. Retrieved June 12, 2017.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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