List of Carnegie libraries in Connecticut

The following list of Carnegie libraries in Connecticut provides detailed information on United States

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in Connecticut

Connecticut

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, where 11 libraries were built from 8 grants (totaling $191,900) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York

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from 1901 to 1914.

Key

Carnegie libraries

	Library	City or town	Grant amount	Location	Notes
1	Bridgeport East Branch	Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...	$50,000	Kossuth St. and Jane St. 41.19033°N 73.18236°W	This neoclassical Neoclassical architecture Neoclassical architecture was an architectural style produced by the neoclassical movement that began in the mid-18th century, manifested both in its details as a reaction against the Rococo style of naturalistic ornament, and in its architectural formulas as an outgrowth of some classicizing... building opened July 26, 1918, and was closed in the 1980s. It was recently a church.
2	Bridgeport North Branch	Bridgeport Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...	($50,000)	2181 Main St. 41.19345°N 73.19791°W	This Neo-Renaissance Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival is an all-encompassing designation that covers many 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Grecian nor Gothic but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range of classicizing Italian modes... building opened July 25, 1918, and served as a library until 1995. It is currently for sale.
3	Derby Neck	Derby Derby, Connecticut Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,391 at the 2000 census. With of land area, Derby is Connecticut's smallest municipality.The city has a Metro-North railroad station called Derby – Shelton.-History:...	$3,400	307 Hawthorne Ave. 41.33147°N 73.10092°W	Major expansions in 1972 and 2002 allowed this Henry Killam Murphy neoclassical design to be greatly enlarged. It opened January 5, 1907.
4	Enfield	Enfield Enfield, Connecticut Enfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 45,212 at the 2000 census. It sits on the border with Longmeadow, Massachusetts and East Longmeadow, Massachusetts to the north, Somers to the east, East Windsor and Ellington to the south, and the...	$20,000	159 Pearl St. 41.99490°N 72.59019°W	Opened May 5, 1914, this building remains a branch of the larger Enfield central library.
5	New Haven Fair Haven Branch	New Haven New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...	$60,000	182 Grand Ave. 41.30957°N 72.89431°W	Opened in 1916, this building underwent a major renovation in 1993.
6	New Haven Davenport Branch	New Haven New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...	($60,000)	265 Portsea St. 41.29736°N 72.93497°W	This building was used as a library until 1978 but is now a radio station.
7	New Haven Dixwell Branch	New Haven New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...	($60,000)	555 Dixwell Ave. 41.32944°N 72.93504°W	This Norton and Townsend designed was used as a library from 1921 to 1968. It is now a church of the United Holy Church of America United Holy Church of America The United Holy Church of America, Inc. is a predominantly Black Pentecostal Holiness Christian denomination. International headquarters are located in Greensboro, North Carolina. The UHC of A consists of 516 churches, 17 districts, and 8 territories... .
8	Norwalk	Norwalk Norwalk, Connecticut Norwalk is a city in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the population of the city is 85,603, making Norwalk sixth in population in Connecticut, and third in Fairfield County...	$20,000	1 Belden Ave. 41.12100°N 73.41528°W	Designed by W. & G. Audsley George Ashdown Audsley George Ashdown Audsley was an accomplished architect, artist, illustrator, writer, decorator and pipe organ designer who excelled in many artistic fields but is perhaps best known today for having designed the Wanamaker Organ in Philadelphia.Born September 6, 1838 in Elgin, Scotland, apprenticed... , this Elizabethan Elizabethan architecture Elizabethan architecture is the term given to early Renaissance architecture in England, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. Historically, the period corresponds to the Cinquecento in Italy, the Early Renaissance in France, and the Plateresque style in Spain... building was opened in 1903 and expanded greatly in 1982.
9	South Norwalk	South Norwalk	$20,000	10 Washington St. 41.09962°N 73.42114°W	Granted when South Norwalk was still independent of Norwalk, this building had additions built in 1950 and 2005.
10	Unionville	Unionville	$8,500	15 School St. 41.75888°N 72.88856°W	Now the Unionville Museum, this design by noted library architect Edward Lippincott Tilton was a library from 1917 to the 1960s.
11	West Haven	West Haven West Haven, Connecticut West Haven is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. According to 2006 Census Bureau estimates, the population of the city is 52,721.-History:...	$10,000	300 Elm St. 41.27616°N 72.95218°W	After opening September 1, 1909, this McLean & Wright design has remained in continuous use as a library since, expanding in 1960 and 2002.

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