Carnegie Free Library of Braddock
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The Carnegie Free Library of Braddock in Braddock, Pennsylvania
, is a Richardsonian Romanesque
building from 1888. It was the first Carnegie library
in the United States
, and it was designed by William Halsey Wood
. An addition was added in 1893, architects Longfellow, Alden & Harlow
. The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
in 1973, and is on the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks.
The Carnegie foundation provided a grant of $357,782 for the construction of this library. Like some of the other early Carnegie libraries, the building housed various recreational facilities for its users. There was a bathhouse in the basement and billiard tables were provided.
Braddock, Pennsylvania
Braddock is a borough located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, 10 miles upstream from the mouth of the Monongahela River. The population was 2,159 at the 2010 census...
, is a Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque
Richardsonian Romanesque is a style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after architect Henry Hobson Richardson, whose masterpiece is Trinity Church, Boston , designated a National Historic Landmark...
building from 1888. It was the first Carnegie library
Carnegie library
A Carnegie library is a library built with money donated by Scottish-American businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. 2,509 Carnegie libraries were built between 1883 and 1929, including some belonging to public and university library systems...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, and it was designed by William Halsey Wood
William Halsey Wood
William Halsey Wood was an American architect, born at the Village of Dansville, New York on April 24, 1855. He died at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on March 13, 1897.-Early life:...
. An addition was added in 1893, architects Longfellow, Alden & Harlow
Longfellow, Alden & Harlow
Longfellow, Alden & Harlow , of Boston, Massachusetts, and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, was the architectural firm of Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow, Jr. , Frank Ellis Alden , and Alfred Branch Harlow . The firm, successors to H. H...
. The library was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1973, and is on the List of Pittsburgh History and Landmarks Foundation Historic Landmarks.
The Carnegie foundation provided a grant of $357,782 for the construction of this library. Like some of the other early Carnegie libraries, the building housed various recreational facilities for its users. There was a bathhouse in the basement and billiard tables were provided.