List of Carnegie libraries in Nevada
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The following list of Carnegie libraries in Nevada provides detailed information on United States
Carnegie libraries
in Nevada
, where 1 library was built from 1 grant (totaling $15,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
in 1902.
United States
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Carnegie libraries
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 Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
, where 1 library was built from 1 grant (totaling $15,000) awarded by the Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York
Carnegie Corporation of New York, which was established by Andrew Carnegie in 1911 "to promote the advancement and diffusion of knowledge and understanding," is one of the oldest, largest and most influential of American foundations...
in 1902.
Carnegie libraries
| Library | City or town |
Image | Date granted |
Grant amount |
Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reno | Reno Reno, Nevada Reno is the county seat of Washoe County, Nevada, United States. The city has a population of about 220,500 and is the most populous Nevada city outside of the Las Vegas metropolitan area... |
$15,000 | S Virginia St. and Mill St. 39°31′29.25"N 119°48′42.28"W |
Dedicated on June 4, 1904, the building was razed in 1931 for post office construction. |